Speck and Speck

In the matter of Speck and Speck, Judge Burchardt considered parenting orders concerning the child X. The dispute centred on the arrangements for X's time with each parent, following previous orders.

The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting arrangements for X, including the extent of equal shared parental responsibility, the primary residence of X, and the nature and extent of the Father's time with X. The court also considered the need for supervised contact and the conditions under which unsupervised time could commence.

The court discharged previous parenting orders and made new orders reflecting equal shared parental responsibility. X was ordered to live with the Mother. The Father's time with X was initially to be on a professionally supervised basis for up to four hours per fortnight for a minimum of three months. The court outlined a detailed process for selecting a supervisor and stipulated that upon the Father obtaining a favourable report from the supervisor, unsupervised time would commence. This unsupervised time was to be structured with specific provisions for alternate weekends, school holidays, Christmas, Father's Day, and X's birthday. The court also made orders regarding the Mother's ongoing psychological support and permitted her to share a family report with her treating psychologist and X's school. Injunctions were imposed on both parents restraining them from denigrating the other parent or discussing family law matters in X's presence.