SHILL & COVEL

This matter concerned an application by the father for orders regarding the living arrangements and time spent with the child, B, born in 2014. The mother was the respondent. The dispute centred on the appropriate parenting arrangements for the child.

The court was required to determine the specific orders concerning where the child would live and the schedule for the child to spend time with the father. Additionally, the court needed to consider the practical arrangements for the exercise of this time, communication between the parents regarding the child's welfare, and the consequences of contravening the orders.

Rees J ordered that the child, B, shall live with the mother. The court then detailed a phased schedule for the child to spend time with the father, commencing on 10 August 2015 and extending beyond 10 November 2015, with specific days and times outlined. The father was directed to collect and return the child to the mother's residence unless otherwise agreed. The parties were also ordered to maintain a communication diary to share information about the child's health, development, and wellbeing, and to inform each other immediately in the event of an emergency. The court further noted that particulars of the obligations and potential consequences of contravention were set out in an attached Fact Sheet, incorporated into the orders pursuant to Sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).