RAMSGATE & KNORR

This matter concerned a dispute between the parents, Ramsgate and Knorr, regarding the parenting arrangements for their three children. The case was heard by Judge Brown.

The court was required to determine the orders concerning parental responsibility, the children's living arrangements, and the father's time with the children. Key issues included the division of decision-making power for major long-term issues, including educational matters, and the specific times and locations for the father's contact with the children during school terms and holidays. The court also had to consider injunctive relief to prevent denigration and to regulate the father's access to the children's schools.

Judge Brown discharged previous orders and made new orders reflecting a shared parental responsibility for major long-term issues, with the mother having sole responsibility for educational decisions, subject to specific notification and consultation requirements with the father. The children were ordered to live with the mother, and detailed provisions were made for the father's time with the children, including during school holidays and school terms, with specific changeover arrangements. The court also issued injunctions restraining each parent from denigrating the other and their families, and specifically restraining the father from attending or approaching the mother's home or workplace, and from entering school grounds or contacting school staff without consent. Provisions were also made for interstate and overseas travel, including passport arrangements.