Wordsworth and Wordsworth

In the matter of Wordsworth and Wordsworth, Judge Burchardt considered an application concerning the parental responsibility and living arrangements for two children, X and Y, and related issues of international travel.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders for parental responsibility, the primary residence of each child, and the time each child would spend with the non-resident parent. Further issues included authorising the father to obtain an Australian passport for child X and permitting his departure from Australia, with specific notice requirements for any overseas travel. The court also considered the discharge of the Independent Children's Lawyer.

Judge Burchardt ordered that the father have sole parental responsibility for X, who would live with him and spend time with the mother according to X's wishes. The mother was granted sole parental responsibility for Y, who would live with her and spend time with the father on a defined schedule, including every fourth weekend, half of school holidays, and half of the long summer holidays, with specific provisions for the division of the latter in alternating years. The father was authorised to obtain an Australian passport for X and permit his departure from Australia, with a requirement to provide the mother with four weeks' notice of any overseas travel, including travel details. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged, and all other extant orders were dismissed.