Obeid and Saab

This matter concerned parenting orders made by Judge Obradovic in relation to a child, [X], born in 2013. The dispute involved the arrangements for the child's living arrangements, time spent with each parent, and related matters.

The court was required to determine the terms of parenting orders, including the allocation of parental responsibility, the child's residence, the father's time with the child, changeover arrangements, communication between parents and the child, parental involvement in the child's activities, access to information regarding the child's health and education, and the prevention of the child's removal from Australia.

The court ordered equal shared parental responsibility for the child, with the child to live with the mother. Specific provisions were made for the father's time with the child, including regular weekday and weekend contact, school holidays, and special occasions. The orders also stipulated changeover procedures, communication protocols, and the entitlement of each parent to attend the child's events. Crucially, the court made orders restraining the parents and their agents from removing the child from the Commonwealth of Australia, and directed the Australian Federal Police to place the child's name on the Watch List for a period of two years.