Tarrant and Hill

In *Tarrant and Hill*, Bell J of the Family Court of Australia considered applications concerning the time a father would spend with his child. The dispute centred on the specific arrangements for the father's contact with the child, with the court ultimately making orders regarding supervised and unsupervised time.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine the appropriate parenting orders for the child, specifically the nature and duration of the father's time with the child, and the arrangements for the child's care and transportation during these periods. The court was tasked with balancing the child's best interests with the parental rights and responsibilities of both the mother and the father.

Bell J ordered that the father would spend time with the child on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons, with the child being collected from childcare and returned to the mother by the paternal grandmother or an approved nominee. Additionally, the father was to spend time with the child each Sunday between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm, with the mother responsible for delivering and collecting the child from the paternal grandparents' residence. The remaining applications were adjourned for further consideration at a trial.