Catoggio and Reece

In the matter of *Catoggio and Reece*, heard by Tree J, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for two children, B and C, born in September 2012. The court was tasked with determining the living arrangements for the children and the nature of parental responsibility to be exercised by the mother and father.

The primary legal issues before the court were to determine where the children would live and to establish the extent of shared parental responsibility for major long-term issues. The court was also required to consider the time the children would spend with the father.

Tree J ordered that the children would live with the mother and that the mother and father would have equal shared parental responsibility for major long-term issues concerning the children. The court further ordered that the children would spend such time with the father as agreed between the parties. All other outstanding applications were dismissed. The orders included a fact sheet detailing the obligations, potential consequences of contravention, and available assistance for compliance, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation.