PARKSON & PARKSON

This matter concerned an application by the Father and Respondent Mother for orders regarding their child, X, born in 2012. The court, presided over by Judge Scarlett, was tasked with determining the parenting arrangements for X.

The court was required to determine the nature of parental responsibility, the primary residence of the child, and the specific time each parent would spend with X. Further issues included provisions for communication regarding the child's health and education, arrangements for international travel, and the requirement for the Father to attend a parenting after separation course. The court also addressed the need for both parents to refrain from using abusive language in the child's presence.

The court ordered that the Father and Mother were to have equal shared parental responsibility for X, with X to live with the Mother. Detailed schedules were set out for X's time with the Father, commencing from the date of the orders and extending through various stages of X's development, including until she commenced school, during school terms, and during school holidays. Specific provisions were made for public holidays and the child's birthday. The orders also stipulated that each parent would be responsible for collecting X at the commencement and conclusion of their respective time with her.

Further orders mandated that both parents provide each other with access to X's medical information and school reports, and that they jointly sign applications for X's Australian passport. The Father was ordered to attend a parenting after separation course within one month, and both parents were restrained from using abusive or critical language towards each other in X's presence.