Read the full judgment text of FCMC 4999/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 2 May 2018 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Children – Care and Control – Shared Care – Special Needs – Parental Co-ordinator – Costs – Petitioner father sought variation of care arrangements due to child T's special needs and diagnosis disputes regarding autism spectrum disorder – Respondent mother sought maintenance of status quo with joint care and control – Court held shared care arrangement should be maintained on week on/week off basis as current arrangement was working despite parental conflict – Court ordered appointment of Parental Co-ordinator to manage conflict and improve co-parenting – Court directed parties to share medical reports and seek consent for medical professionals to avoid misunderstanding – Court ordered no order as to costs between parties despite high conflict case.
Legal issues: Variation of care and control arrangements · Appointment of Parental Co-ordinator · Medical consent and reporting · Costs
Outcome: Father's summons dismissed; Mother's summons dismissed; Shared care order varied to week on/week off
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