Keeley and Ness

In the matter of *Keeley and Ness*, heard before Judge Tonkin, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for the child, X. The orders reflect a resolution of these arrangements, establishing shared parental responsibility and specific living and contact arrangements for X.

The court was required to determine the terms of parental responsibility, the child's primary residence, the geographical restrictions on the child's residence, and the specific schedule for the child spending time with each parent. Additionally, the court addressed communication protocols, the father's participation in specific parenting programs and counselling, and provisions for the exchange of information regarding the child's welfare and education.

Judge Tonkin ordered that the parents have equal shared parental responsibility for X, with X to live with the mother. Both parents were restrained from moving X’s residence from the Canberra region. The father was granted specific time with X, including alternate weekends, Wednesday evenings during school terms, and half of all school holiday periods, with detailed provisions for calculating and managing these periods. The court also mandated the father to complete a parenting course, the Circle of Security program, and engage in counselling, with the mother to facilitate X's participation in the Circle of Security program if required. Further orders included mutual restraints on derogatory comments, comprehensive information sharing regarding medical and educational matters, notification of address and contact changes, and a weekly payment from the father to the mother.