Mallory & Mallory

This matter concerned orders made by Judge Williams regarding the parental responsibility and living arrangements for four children: [W], [X], [Y], and [Z]. The dispute involved the parents' arrangements for the children, including periods of restricted contact for the father and detailed provisions for future care, communication, and special occasions.

The court was required to determine the extent of equal shared parental responsibility, the primary care arrangements for the children, and to establish specific moratorium periods during which the father's contact with the children would be significantly restricted. Further issues included the conditions and obligations of each parent during these moratorium periods, the resumption of the father's time with the children after these periods, and detailed arrangements for special occasions, holidays, changeovers, and communication between the parents and the children. The court also addressed matters of education, extra-curricular activities, medical care, interstate and overseas travel, and general restraints on parental conduct.

Judge Williams ordered that the parents have equal shared parental responsibility for the children, with the children to live with the mother. The court imposed moratorium periods on the father's time with the children, with specific durations for different age groups. During these periods, the mother was granted liberty to travel interstate with the children and was subject to various conditions regarding the children's therapy, professional engagement, and contact with maternal family members. The father was subject to injunctions restraining him from contact with the children during these moratorium periods, with specific obligations regarding any incidental contact. The orders then detailed a comprehensive schedule for the resumption of the father's time with the children, including specific arrangements for school terms, holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions, both during and after the moratorium periods. The court also made orders regarding parental communication, education, extra-curricular activities, medical care, travel, and general restraints on parental behaviour towards each other and the children.