In family law, parental responsibility refers to all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority that parents have in relation to their child/ren. Parents have parental responsibility of a child under 18 years of age, and that parental responsibility is not affected by a child’s parent remarrying or entering into a de facto relationship.    Equal shared parental responsibility is a presumption that it is in the child/ren’s best interests for their parents to have equal shared parental responsibility. However, this presumption can be rebutted in the event of family violence. This means, that where a decision is to be made about the child/ren’s major long-term issues in relation to the child/ren, the parents must make a genuine effort to consult each other about the care, welfare and development of a child/ren.    Major long-term issues may be decided jointly between parents including but not limited to:    (a)   Future education  (b)  Religious and cultural upbringing  (c)   Health (d)  Relocation (e)   Name of the child/ren.    If a child spends time with the other parent then on those occasions parents generally do not need to consult each other on day-to-day minor decisions relating to the child/ren.