Pisani and Rodgers

In *Pisani and Rodgers*, heard by Justice Rose, the court was required to determine parenting orders concerning three children. The dispute centred on the arrangements for the children's living situation, time spent with each parent, and related matters such as communication, education, and extracurricular activities.

The legal issues before the court included the establishment of equal shared parental responsibility, the primary residence of the children, and the specific schedule for the father's time with the children during school terms, holidays, and special occasions. The court also had to consider provisions for telephone communication, the children's schooling and medical care, and the prevention of derogatory remarks about a parent in the children's presence. Furthermore, the court addressed dispute resolution mechanisms and the circumstances under which the father's time with the children might be suspended.

Justice Rose discharged all previous parenting orders and made new orders establishing equal shared parental responsibility. The children were ordered to live with the mother, and detailed provisions were made for the father's time with them, including specific arrangements for weekdays, weekends, school holidays, and Christmas. The court also stipulated requirements for communication between the parents and children, including telephone calls and written notifications. Provisions were made to ensure the children's attendance at school and extracurricular activities, and to protect them from negative comments about either parent. The court also outlined a process for dispute resolution, requiring counselling or mediation before further court applications.

The court dismissed applications made by the mother and father as detailed in Exhibit 8, and also dismissed the application for costs made by the Independent Children’s Lawyer. Liberty to apply to set aside, suspend, or vary the parenting orders was granted on three days' written notice.