Solder and McCabe

In the Family Court of Australia, Barry J made orders concerning a child born in April 1998. The dispute involved the child's living arrangements and parental responsibility between the Mother and the Father.

The court was required to determine the primary caregiver for the child, the father's contact with the child, and the allocation of parental responsibility. Additionally, the court needed to address financial disclosure, psychiatric assessments of both parents, and the preparation of a Family Report.

Barry J ordered that the child live with the Mother and be returned to her care by a specified date, with provisions for the Father's failure to comply. Equal shared parental responsibility was ordered, with the Father to spend time with the child as mutually agreed or as subsequently ordered. The court also directed the filing of financial statements, psychiatric assessments, and a Family Report, with specific instructions for the Family Consultant regarding communication with the child and access to documents. The hearing date was vacated and relisted, and the issue of costs was reserved.