Monroe and Green and Anor

This matter concerned parenting and property disputes between the Applicant, Monroe, and the Respondent, Green, regarding their child, S. The court was required to make orders concerning the future care arrangements for S and the division of the parties' property.

The primary legal issues before the court were: (1) the determination of parenting orders that would be in S's best interests, including the allocation of parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent with each parent; and (2) the division of the parties' property, specifically concerning a property and a financial sum. The court also considered ancillary matters such as S's surname, communication between parents and child, and the management of S's schooling and health.

Justice Cleary discharged all previous parenting orders and made new orders establishing equal shared parental responsibility for S. S was ordered to live with the Mother, with detailed provisions outlining the time S would spend with the Father, progressively increasing over several years and encompassing school terms, holidays, and specific dates. The court also ordered that S's surname be changed to Green Monroe, and made provisions for the transfer of interest in a property, refinancing of a mortgage, and a payment of $7,650 from the Applicant to the Respondent. Other orders addressed communication, school information, medical care, and the prohibition of denigration.