Following your separation from your child's other parent;
you will both retain parental responsibility for decisions relating
to your child (provided they are under 18 years old).
These decisions may be related to your child's health,
education, religion etc on a long-term basis.
The Family Law Act 1975 ('The Act') provides
that both parents will have equal shared parental responsibility,
unless the court considers that it is in the best interests for the
responsibility to be removed from one parent.
But, parental responsibility is not the same as spending equal
time with the child.
The Act does not provide any presumption that the child must
spend equal time with both parents. While it is deemed important
for the child to have a meaningful relationship with both
parents, the Act does not specify a presumption for equal time.
