Weber and Lipson (No 2)

This case concerned parenting orders for two children, C and D, born in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The dispute was before Johns J.

The court was required to determine the terms of parenting orders, including the discharge of prior orders, the allocation of parental responsibility, and the specific arrangements for the children's living arrangements, communication with parents, and holiday periods. Additionally, the court considered issues relating to child support and the conduct of the parents towards each other and the children.

Johns J discharged all prior parenting orders and made new orders for equal shared parental responsibility. The orders established a detailed schedule for the children to live with and communicate with the father, which evolved over time, and stipulated that the children would live with the mother at all other times. The court also made orders regarding school holidays, birthdays, and specific periods like Christmas and Father's Day. Further orders addressed communication protocols between parents, restrictions on denigrating the other parent, travel notification requirements, and the sharing of information from schools and medical practitioners. The court also ordered the parents to attend therapeutic counselling and made specific orders regarding child support payments for a past period, departing from the administrative assessment.