Sagan and Didion

In the matter of Sagan and Didion, heard before Judge Coker, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child born in 2008. The court was tasked with determining the future arrangements for the child's care, welfare, and development, including decisions regarding education, upbringing, health, and name, as well as the child's residence and the nature of contact between the child and each parent.

The court was required to consider the best interests of the child in making its determination. This involved assessing the capacity of each parent to meet the child's needs and the potential impact of various arrangements on the child's welfare and development. The court also had to consider the role and discharge of the Independent Children's Lawyer.

Judge Coker ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders. The Mother was granted sole parental responsibility for all long-term and day-to-day decisions concerning the child's care, welfare, and development. The child was ordered to live with the Mother. The Father was prohibited from spending any time with or communicating by telephone with the child, except as agreed in writing with the Mother. The Father was granted liberty to write to the child, with the Mother to deliver the correspondence after perusing it to ensure it was child-focused. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged.