Bailey and Brook

The case of *Bailey and Brook* concerned an application before Dawe J in the Family Court of Australia regarding parenting orders for two children, B and C. The dispute centred on the arrangements for the children's residence and the father's time with them, pending a final trial.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine interim parenting orders that would best serve the interests of the children during the period leading up to the final hearing. This involved considering the appropriate living arrangements for the children and the specific terms under which the father would spend time with them, including the frequency, duration, and location of contact.

Dawe J made orders for the children to live with the mother. The father was granted specific, alternating weekend time with the children during school terms and school holidays, with particular provisions for Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Crucially, these periods of time with the father were conditioned on the children spending each night at the paternal grandparents' home and with either the paternal grandfather or paternal step-grandmother present. Furthermore, the court stipulated that all handovers, unless occurring at the children's school, were to take place within the D Street Police Station or another mutually agreed location.