Schaarschmidt v. Whitcroft
On the balance of probabilities the respondent engaged in serious, frequent and recent family violence, exposed the child to that violence, and demonstrated conduct and lack of cooperation that impairs his ability to meet the child's needs; claimant's and third‑party evidence were credible while respondent's evidence was not; accordingly, to protect the child's physical, psychological and emotional safety the prior parenting orders were varied to provide primary residence to the claimant, supervised parenting for the respondent, passport and travel control to the claimant, one‑year protection…
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- Parenting arrangements
- Best interests of the child
- Family violence
- Protection orders
- Variation of prior orders
- Psychological assessment