Budwayne and Beta

The case of *Budwayne and Beta* concerned an application to vary existing orders made by the Family Court of Australia at Melbourne on 14 October 2008. The dispute centred on arrangements for a child born in October 1997 during the Christmas 2008/January 2009 school holiday period.

The primary legal issue before Cronin J was whether to vary the existing orders to permit the child to spend time with the husband in the United Kingdom between 9 January 2009 and 31 January 2009. This involved determining the specific travel arrangements and associated costs for the child and the parties.

Cronin J ordered that the existing orders be varied to allow the child to travel to the United Kingdom to spend time with the husband. The court stipulated that the wife would accompany the child on a flight departing Melbourne on 9 January 2009 and deliver the child to the husband at Heathrow Airport. The husband was ordered to accompany the child on a return flight departing London on 29 January 2009, delivering the child to the wife at Melbourne Airport. The wife was directed to purchase the air travel costs for all three individuals by 5.00 pm on 7 January 2009. The court also granted liberty to apply on an urgent basis on 8 January 2009 regarding the implementation of these orders. The wife was ordered to pay the husband's costs of the application, fixed at $2750, with payment stayed until 5 May 2009. The husband's application filed on 31 December 2008 was otherwise dismissed.