Tasker and Tasker

In *Tasker and Tasker*, the Honourable Justice Hannam of the Family Court of Australia considered parenting orders concerning three children. The dispute involved the allocation of parental responsibility and the nature of the children's time with each parent.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting arrangements for the children, specifically whether the mother should have sole parental responsibility, where the children should live, and the extent of the father's contact with them. The central legal issue was the best interests of the children in light of the circumstances presented.

Justice Hannam ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders. The mother was granted sole parental responsibility for the children, and they were ordered to live with her. Crucially, the father was ordered to spend no time with the children. However, the father was permitted to communicate with the children in writing via letters sent to the mother's residence, subject to the mother's discretion to open, read, and potentially withhold correspondence she deemed inappropriate. The mother was also required to inform the father in writing of any relocation of her residence.