Cavanagh and Cavanagh

This matter concerned orders made by Moore J regarding the living arrangements and time spent with the parents for two children, A and V. The dispute centred on the specific details of the children's time with their father, including the frequency, duration, and timing of these arrangements, as well as provisions for communication and parental conduct.

The court was required to determine the specific orders concerning the children's residence, parental responsibility, and the detailed schedule for the children to spend time with their father. This included establishing a framework for future arrangements, particularly as the children transitioned through different school years and holiday periods. The court also needed to address the parents' communication and conduct towards each other and the children.

Moore J made orders that the children were to live with their mother and that she was to have sole parental responsibility. The court then set out a detailed schedule for the children to spend time with their father, which varied depending on the school year and holiday periods. These orders included specific times for weekends, school holidays, birthdays, and Father's Day and Mother's Day. The court also made orders requiring the parents to communicate directly, refrain from discussing the proceedings with the children, be civil in their communications, and not make derogatory comments about the other parent. The father was to collect the children at the commencement of his time, and the mother at the conclusion. Finally, the independent children's lawyer was requested to explain the orders to the children, with the mother to facilitate their attendance at an appointment for this purpose.