Braddon and Braddon

In the matter of *Braddon and Braddon*, Justice Cohen of the Family Court of Australia considered a dispute between the parties concerning parenting arrangements for their child, U. The court was tasked with determining the living arrangements and parental responsibility for the child.

The primary legal issue before the court was to establish a parenting order that would govern the child's residence and the division of parental responsibility. This involved determining the specific times the child would spend with each parent and whether they would share equal responsibility for the child's care, welfare, and development.

Justice Cohen made orders for the child U to live with each parent for equal time, with a specific alternating weekly arrangement during school term. In the absence of parental agreement, the child was to reside with the wife from Monday school day cessation to the following Monday school day cessation in alternate weeks, and with the husband at all other times during school term. The court also ordered that the parties have equal shared parental responsibility for the child's care, welfare, and development. Reasons for judgment on parenting issues and all other matters, as well as costs, were reserved.