Keane & Keane

This matter concerned orders made by McEvoy J regarding parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent between a child and her father. The dispute involved the mother and father of the child, with the court tasked with determining the most appropriate arrangements for the child's welfare.

The court was required to determine the specific terms of parental responsibility, where the child would live, and the nature and progression of the child's time spent with the father. This included establishing a detailed schedule for supervised and unsupervised contact, as well as outlining communication protocols and information sharing between the parents regarding the child's health and education.

McEvoy J made orders granting the mother sole parental responsibility and stipulating that the child live with her. The court established a phased approach for the child to spend time with the father, commencing with supervised visits at a contact service and gradually progressing to unsupervised overnight stays and a significant portion of school holidays. The orders also included provisions for changeovers, prohibitions on parental abuse in the child's presence, and requirements for ongoing communication and information sharing between the parents. The court further directed that legal representatives bring specific sections of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) and the court's reasons to the parties' attention.