Tait and Hahn

The parties in this matter were the mother and the father, referred to as Tait and Hahn respectively, concerning parenting arrangements for their child, X. The dispute centred on the mother's application to relocate the child's residence to Melbourne and the father's application for orders regarding the child's time with him. The decision was made by Judge Baker.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting orders for the child, X, considering the proposed relocation and the existing parental relationship. This involved assessing the best interests of the child, including arrangements for shared parental responsibility, the child's primary residence, and the specific time the child would spend with each parent, particularly in light of the geographical distance between Sydney and Melbourne.

Judge Baker ordered that the parties have equal shared parental responsibility for the child. The child was to live with the mother, who was permitted to relocate the child's residence to the Melbourne metropolitan area. The court then detailed extensive provisions for the child to spend time with the father in Sydney, including during school terms and holidays, with specific arrangements for travel, costs, and changeovers. Further orders addressed communication between the child and parents, notification of medical information, and injunctions restraining certain behaviours by the parents in the child's presence.