Robbins and Rosemount

This matter concerned parenting and property disputes between Ms Robbins (the applicant wife) and Mr Rosemount (the respondent husband), heard by Carter J in the Family Court of Australia. The proceedings involved orders concerning their child, D, born in March 2002, and the division of their property.

The court was required to determine the terms of parenting orders, including the allocation of parental responsibility, the child's living arrangements, and the time the child would spend with each parent. Additionally, the court had to make orders regarding the division of the parties' property, including real estate, superannuation, and other assets, and address child support arrangements.

The court made orders by consent in relation to parenting, establishing equal shared parental responsibility and ordering that the child live with the wife. Specific arrangements were detailed for the husband's time with the child during school terms and holidays, including provisions for notification of illness and medical advice. In relation to property, the court ordered the husband to pay a sum to the wife by a specified date, pending which he was restrained from certain actions concerning properties and his superannuation. The parties were to retain their respective properties and personal belongings, with specific provisions for the wife's resignation as a trustee of a superannuation fund. Child support arrangements were also confirmed.