BAGER & BAGER

In *Bager & Bager*, Morley J of the Family Court of Australia considered an interim application concerning the parenting arrangements for the parties' children. The dispute centred on whether the children should reside with the mother and spend time with the father, or vice versa, and the extent of each parent's involvement in their upbringing.

The court was required to determine several key issues. These included whether the children should live with the mother or the father, and the nature of the time the children would spend with the non-resident parent. Furthermore, the court had to consider whether to order equal shared parental responsibility and whether the children should spend equal time or substantial and significant time with each parent.

Morley J applied the paramount consideration of the children's best interests in determining the interim parenting orders. The judge weighed the various proposals put forward by each parent, considering factors relevant to the children's welfare, stability, and development. The court's reasoning focused on establishing a workable interim arrangement that would best serve the children's needs pending a final determination of the parenting dispute.