BAGNELL & KADAR

The parties, Bagwell and Kadar, brought their dispute concerning the equal time arrangements for their children, B and C, before Gill J of the Family Court of Australia. The primary issue was the continuation or suspension of existing parenting orders, which had been varied by an interim order suspending the father's time with the children.

The court was required to determine whether the interim order suspending the father's time with the children should be discharged, thereby reinstating the original consent orders for equal time. This determination was to be made in accordance with the paramount consideration of the children's best interests.

Gill J reasoned that the interim order suspending the father's time was no longer warranted. The court found that the children's best interests would be served by reinstating the established equal time arrangements. Consequently, the court ordered the discharge of the interim suspension order and the reinstatement of the consent orders made on 18 November 2016. The father's time with the children was to recommence immediately, with changeovers to occur at a specified location and thereafter in accordance with the reinstated orders.