Saville and Taft

In the matter of Saville and Taft, heard by Judge Baker, the dispute concerned parenting orders for the child X. The father, Mr Saville, and the mother, Ms Taft, sought to establish new arrangements for X's care and time with each parent.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate orders for equal shared parental responsibility, the child's living arrangements, and the specific time X would spend with each parent, including during school holidays and weekends. The court also had to consider the allocation of travel costs associated with these arrangements and the communication between X and the father.

Judge Baker discharged all previous parenting orders. The court ordered that Mr Saville and Ms Taft have equal shared parental responsibility for X. X was to live with the mother, Ms Taft. The father, Mr Saville, was to spend time with X during school holidays, including one half of the first and third mid-term holidays, the entirety of the second term holidays, and the Christmas/Summer holidays with specific arrangements for alternating Christmas Day and January time. During school terms, X was to spend time with the father every fourth weekend and up to four long weekends per annum, with specific provisions for travel to Hobart, Canberra, or Melbourne. The court also made orders regarding the sharing of travel costs for X and the respective travel costs of each parent, and stipulated liberal communication between X and the father, with the mother to keep the father informed of X's school activities.