Fern & Fern [2012] FamCA 545 – 19/07/2012

CATCHWORDS:

FAMILY LAW - CHILDREN - PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY – Where the parents have equal shared parental responsibility – where the mother seeks sole parental responsibility over children’s religion – The Court cannot prefer one religion over another - Morrison & Morrison (1995) FLC 92-639 distinguished - no orders as to allocation of parental responsibility as to religion - where Mother is of the Anglican Church and Father is of the Roman Catholic Faith

FAMILY LAW - CHILDREN – With whom the Child spends time – midweek and holiday time – where mid-week time remains unchanged so as to ensure stability for children – where holiday time is allocated so as to ensure the children are not absent from the care of either parent for longer periods