CAVANAGH & CAVANAGH

This matter concerned an application by the father for increased time with the parties' two children, X (born 2015) and Y (born 2013). The court noted that there were no issues of risk to the children.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine the parenting arrangements for the children, specifically whether to increase the father's time with them. The court was required to consider the best interests of the children in making its orders.

The court ordered that the parties have equal shared parental responsibility for the children. The orders detailed a phased increase in the father's time with the children, commencing from the conclusion of Term 1, 2021, and progressing through to Term 2, 2022, after which the father would have the children from Thursday after school in Week 1 and Wednesday after school in Week 2. The orders also specified arrangements for school holidays, including specific provisions for Christmas holidays in 2021/2022 and subsequent years, as well as provisions for birthdays and special days. Further orders addressed communication between parents, medical emergencies, restrictions on denigration, notification of medical professionals, use of communication applications, and participation in extra-curricular activities.