Sloane and Mayer

In Sloane and Mayer, heard before Judge Altobelli, the dispute concerned the parenting arrangements for a child, X. The orders made by the court addressed issues of parental responsibility, the child's living arrangements, and therapeutic interventions.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate arrangements for the child's care, welfare, and development, including decisions regarding education, health, and living location. Further issues involved the nature and extent of the father's contact with the child, the engagement of a clinical psychologist for family therapy, and the conduct of both parents in relation to the proceedings and their interactions with the child.

The court ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for long-term decisions concerning the child's care, welfare, and development, and that the child live with the mother. The parties were directed to engage a clinical psychologist for family therapy, with costs to be shared equally. The father was restrained from approaching or communicating with the child except as recommended by the psychologist. Both parents were also restrained from discussing the proceedings with the child or within the child's hearing, and from denigrating each other or their families in the child's presence. The court also made provisions for the child to understand the orders and adjourned the matter for a further mention.