Tyrrell and Morris

This matter concerned parenting orders for a child born in 2007, with the father, Tyrrell, and the mother, Morris, as the parties. The court was required to determine the future parenting arrangements for the child, including issues of parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent with each parent.

The court was tasked with determining the extent of each parent's responsibility for making long-term decisions concerning the child, where the child would primarily reside, and the specific schedule for the child's time with each parent. Additionally, the court needed to address communication protocols between the parents regarding the child, restrictions on certain actions by the mother, and the management of the child's medical and educational needs.

Cleary J discharged all existing parenting orders and made new orders. The father was granted sole parental responsibility for the child, with specific provisions requiring him to notify the mother of proposed long-term decisions and consider her views. The child was ordered to live with the father. The mother was granted specific periods of time with the child, with detailed arrangements for weekends, holidays, birthdays, and public holidays, conditional on her compliance with certain communication requirements. The orders also included provisions for the father to provide the mother with access to school reports and for the mother to contact the child's school. Crucially, the mother was restrained from denigrating the father to the child, questioning the child about the father, taking the child to certain professionals without consent, or permitting contact with a specific individual, Mr C. Further, the mother was restrained from taking the child to a doctor or hospital except in emergencies, with the father to nominate a medical practice for the child's care.