NAPARUS & FRANKHAM (No.7)

This matter concerned parenting orders for a child, X, born in 2015. The dispute involved the mother's potential relocation and the arrangements for X's residence and time with each parent. The case was heard by Judge McGuire.

The court was required to determine the primary residence of X, considering the mother's proposed relocation. It also needed to establish the terms of shared parental responsibility, the specific time X would spend with each parent, and the geographical limitations on X's residence. Further issues included orders regarding travel costs for changeovers, parental communication with X, and specific prohibitions and requirements for each parent concerning X's well-being and discipline.

Judge McGuire made orders for equal shared parental responsibility. X was to live with the mother, provided she resided within the City B municipality or within a specified distance in Victoria from the father's home. The mother was ordered to return X to Victoria by a specific date, with a condition that if she did not return herself, X would live with the father. The court also imposed restraints on removing X from Victoria without consent or court order, except for agreed school holiday time. Detailed provisions were made for X's time with the father, including specific periods during weekends, school holidays, and summer holidays, with provisions for shared travel costs. If X lived with the father, specific time and communication arrangements were ordered for X with the mother, including her responsibility for airline costs. Additional orders addressed X's name, restraints on X being left alone with a specific individual, prohibitions on physical discipline, and requirements for both parents to remain compliant with their prescribed medications and medical consultations.