Nott and Greene

This matter concerned an application by Ms Greene and Mr Nott regarding their child, X. The court was required to make orders concerning the parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent between the child and each parent.

The primary legal issues before the court were the allocation of equal shared parental responsibility, the determination of where the child would live, and the specific arrangements for the child to spend time with and communicate with each parent. The court also had to consider provisions for school holidays, telephone contact, and special occasions, as well as notification requirements regarding the child's health and education. Further issues included injunctions restraining certain behaviours by the parents, specifically concerning denigration of the other parent and the mother's relocation.

The court ordered that Ms Greene and Mr Nott have equal shared parental responsibility for the child. The child was ordered to live with Ms Greene, with specific provisions for the child to spend time and communicate with Mr Nott, including regular weekend contact, half of all school holidays, and telephone contact. The court also made orders regarding the notification of illness or injury, and the sharing of information from the child's school. Injunctions were granted restraining Mr Nott from allowing others to refer to themselves as the child's mother, and restraining both parents from denigrating each other in the child's presence. Finally, Ms Greene was restrained from moving from her current location without giving Mr Nott three months' notice.