Tracy and Tracy

In *Tracy and Tracy*, Henderson J made orders concerning the parental responsibility, residence, and communication arrangements for a child, X. The dispute centred on the arrangements for X, born in 2008, following the breakdown of the parents' relationship.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate arrangements for X's upbringing, including who would have sole parental responsibility, where X would live, and the extent of each parent's involvement in X's life. Key issues included facilitating the mother's access to information about X's schooling and medical well-being, while also imposing restrictions on direct contact and communication to protect X. The court also considered the father's role in managing communication and contact between X and the mother, and the father's conduct in relation to allegations of abuse.

Henderson J ordered that the father have sole parental responsibility for X and that X live with the father. The court detailed specific provisions for the mother to receive school and medical reports, attend speech nights, and access the school portal, while also restraining her from approaching X at school. The father was restrained from making certain allegations about the mother to X or others, and was ordered to facilitate communication and contact between X and the mother, including responding to X's requests to speak with or see his mother. The father was also ordered to keep the mother informed of X's residential address and any medical emergencies. The court noted undertakings given by the mother regarding her conduct at X's school.