Rindler and Cooper

This matter concerned an application before Moore J concerning parenting orders for a child born in August 1998. The dispute involved the arrangements for the child's residence and time spent with each parent.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders for shared parental responsibility, the child's primary residence, and the specific periods of time the child would spend with each parent. The court also considered an application for costs made by the father.

Moore J ordered that the previous orders of 8 June 2001 be discharged. The court established equal shared parental responsibility for the child. The child was to live with his father from the commencement of the 2009 school year. Specific arrangements were detailed for the child to spend time with his mother during school terms, including alternating weekends and specific periods during school holidays. The court also made orders regarding communication between the child and each parent, and dismissed the father's application for costs.