Love & Shillington (No. 4)

In *Love & Shillington (No. 4)*, Jordan J considered orders relating to the living arrangements, parental responsibility, and communication between parents and their three children. The dispute concerned the welfare of the children following the breakdown of the parents' relationship.

The court was required to determine the primary residence of each of the three children, the allocation of sole parental responsibility for each child, and the nature and extent of communication permitted between each parent and the children. Further issues included arrangements for the children to spend time with one another, the involvement of a contact centre, and the discharge of the Independent Children's Lawyer.

His Honour ordered that the two elder sons, born in 1994 and 1996, were to live with the Father and that he was to have sole parental responsibility for them. Conversely, the younger daughter, born in 2007, was to live with the Mother, who was to have sole parental responsibility for her. The court permitted limited written communication between each parent and the children with whom they did not reside, with provisions for forwarding correspondence. Specific arrangements were made for the children to spend time together, involving supervised contact at the South Queensland Coast Contact Centre, with the Mother to meet the costs of this supervised contact. The court also stipulated that neither parent was to attend during these supervised contact periods unless a written agreement was reached and lodged with the contact centre, subject to the centre manager's direction. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged.