ALLMAN & ALLMAN

In the matter of *Allman & Allman*, heard before Judge C.E. Kirton QC, the dispute concerned interim parenting orders. The children resided with the Mother, and the Father sought to vary the existing arrangements to include overnight midweek time with the children. The significant distance between the parties' residences was a key factor in the proceedings.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant the Father's application for interim orders that would increase his time with the children, specifically by introducing overnight midweek stays. This required the court to consider the best interests of the children in the context of the proposed change to their living arrangements and the practicalities arising from the geographical separation of the parents.

Judge Kirton QC dismissed the Father's application for interim orders. The court determined that insufficient evidence had been presented to justify altering the existing interim arrangements at that stage. The decision indicated that further evidence was required before a final determination could be made regarding the children's time with the Father. Consequently, the Father's application for the interim orders as sought in his initiating application was dismissed.