Adair and Adair

In the matter of *Adair and Adair*, Judge McGuire of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered orders concerning the parental responsibility and living arrangements for two children, born in 2010 and 2012. The dispute centred on the specific terms of these arrangements following a separation of the parents.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders for parental responsibility, the children's residence, and the time the children would spend with each parent, including provisions for communication and holiday arrangements. The court also had to consider the discharge of any existing orders relating to the children.

Applying principles of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), the court ordered the discharge of all extant orders concerning the children. It established equal shared parental responsibility, with the children to live with the mother. The father was granted specific time with the children, including one weekend per month, half of each school holiday period (both term and summer), and reasonable communication via various media, with provisions for agreement between the parties or default arrangements if agreement could not be reached.