Priceman and Carl (No 2)

This matter concerned orders made by consent between Priceman and Carl (the parties) regarding their child, B. The dispute involved the arrangements for B's schooling and healthcare, as well as the specific terms of parental responsibility, time spent with each parent, and various injunctions and orders aimed at protecting the child's welfare. The orders were made by Gill J.

The court was required to determine the specific arrangements for B's schooling and primary healthcare provider, and to formalise the consent orders regarding parental responsibility, time arrangements, and protective measures. These measures included injunctions restraining certain behaviours by the parents and others, and orders for counselling and post-separation parenting courses.

The court made orders by consent, reflecting the agreement of the parties. These orders established equal shared parental responsibility for B, with B to live with the father and spend time with the mother on a defined schedule, including alternate weekends and half of school holidays. Specific provisions were made for special occasions, telephone communication, and handovers. Crucially, the court also made orders restraining the father from allowing unsupervised contact with the paternal grandmother, and both parents from denigrating each other, discussing proceedings with the child, or drinking to excess. The mother was also restrained from allowing contact between B and her son, J. Further orders mandated counselling for both parents and attendance at a post-separation parenting course for the father. The court also set aside a subpoena and removed the matter from the pending cases list.