Bradbury & Lander & Ors

In *Bradbury & Lander & Ors*, Gill J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the parenting arrangements for a child, Y, specifically addressing time spent with the child's maternal grandparents. The dispute centred on how Y's time would be divided between her mother and maternal grandparents on one hand, and her father on the other, during a specific period.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine the specific schedule for Y's time with her parents and maternal grandparents during the Christmas and New Year period of 2018-2019. This involved allocating specific dates and times for Y to spend with each party, contingent on the mother and maternal grandmother being in Brisbane.

Gill J made orders that, in the event the mother and maternal grandmother were in Brisbane between 23 December 2018 and 14 January 2019, Y would spend half of that period with her mother and maternal grandparents and the other half with her father. The court then detailed a precise, alternating schedule for Y's time with each party, commencing on 23 December 2018 and concluding on 14 January 2019. Further, the court ordered that handovers during this Christmas period were to take place at a mutually agreed public location near the residences of both the maternal and paternal grandparents. The child's time with her parents was to continue in accordance with existing orders pending further judgment on the interim proceedings.