Yeomann and Cole

This matter concerned parenting orders between the Applicant Mother and the Respondent Father regarding their children, X and Y. The dispute centred on the arrangements for the children's living situation and time spent with each parent.

The court was required to determine the primary residence of the children, the specific time the Mother would spend with them, and the conditions under which this time would occur. Additionally, the court needed to address ongoing communication, medical information sharing, and prohibitions against certain behaviours in the presence of the children, including substance abuse and criticism of the other parent. The court also had to consider provisions for drug testing and the consequences of positive results.

The court ordered that all previous parenting orders be discharged. The Applicant Mother and Respondent Father were to share parental responsibility for the children. The children were to live with the Father, and the Mother was to spend supervised time with them each Wednesday and Saturday. This supervised time was to be facilitated by Connecting Families, with the Father responsible for the costs. The Mother's time was subject to review after the release of a Court Expert Report. The orders also included detailed provisions regarding the exchange of residential and contact details, notification of illness, access to medical records, prohibitions on denigration of the other parent, and restrictions on substance use and exposure to violence. Furthermore, each party was required to submit to supervised urinalysis upon request by the Independent Children's Lawyer, with specific procedures and consequences for positive results outlined.