The Father acknowledged that any step up in access could be transitioned into gradually to allow the child time to adjust and to monitor the impact on the child. However, the Father was deeply dissatisfied with the lack of overnight and overseas access since December 2025, and attributes the delay in re-establishing quality and substantial contact with the child solely to the Mother. The Father emphasised that he was a hands-on and involved parent, and had always had a close and loving relationship with the child prior to leaving the matrimonial home, and that there was no evidence of the child rejecting him or refusing to have contact time with him. He pointed out that the parties had essentially split co-sleeping with the child in the earlier years, with the Father caring for the child from birth to mid-2023 and the Mother doing so thereafter. In his view, after factoring in travel time and mealtimes, the eight hours of contact time he had with the child in a week over two sessions limited the activities that could be enjoyed and meant that father-son bonding time was minimal. The Father also points out that his proposal for access would not interrupt the child’s school attendance, and that he was well equipped to assist the child with homework and revision. Being musically trained, he could also guide the child in his piano practice, which was an important extra-curricular activity to the child. The Father emphasised that having both parents continue to play an active part in the child’s life would enable him to have a well-balanced and happy childhood.