Batkin & Anor and Bagri & Anor

In *Batkin & Anor and Bagri & Anor*, heard by Johns J, the applicants sought orders concerning the parental responsibility and living arrangements for two children. The respondents opposed these applications.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether to make orders for equal shared parental responsibility and whether the children should live with the applicants, as well as the appropriate form of those orders, including the inclusion of specific details regarding obligations and consequences of contravention.

Johns J determined that it was in the best interests of the children to make orders for equal shared parental responsibility and that the children should live with the applicants. The court also ordered that all extant applications be dismissed. Pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation, the court directed that a Fact Sheet detailing the particulars of the obligations created by the orders, the consequences of contravention, and information on assistance for compliance be attached to and included within the orders.