Prendergast and Parsons (No. 14)

This matter concerned parenting orders concerning a child born in February 2000. The dispute involved the wife and the husband, and the court was required to determine the living arrangements and parental responsibilities for the child.

The court was tasked with determining the specific orders regarding the child's residence, the extent of the father's time with the child, and the allocation of parental responsibility. Additionally, the court considered provisions for communication, school reports, medical information, and restrictions on the husband's access to the child's school and medical care. The court also addressed the discharge of previous orders and the dismissal of certain applications.

The court ordered that all previous parenting orders be discharged. The child was to live with the wife, who was granted sole parental responsibility. The husband was to spend time with the child on alternate Sundays and for specific periods on the child's birthday, Christmas Day, and Father's Day, with provisions for collection and return. The operation of these time orders was suspended during January each year. The wife was to provide the husband with school reports and advise him of any significant illness or injury to the child. The husband was restrained from attending the child's school or being within 100 metres of it, and from taking the child to a medical practitioner except in emergencies, with immediate notification to the wife. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged after explaining the orders to the child. Certain applications were dismissed, and the particulars of the obligations and consequences of contravention were set out in an attached Fact Sheet. The wife's and Independent Children's Lawyer's costs were reserved.