CRABTREE & LEITH

The case of *Crabtree & Leith* concerned an application by the Applicant Father regarding the living arrangements and parental responsibility for two children, B and C. The Respondent Mother was the primary caregiver. The dispute brought before Dawe J involved competing claims about the children's welfare and the appropriate allocation of parental responsibilities.

The central legal issues before the court were: (1) with whom the children should live; (2) who should hold parental responsibility for the children; and (3) the nature and extent of any time the children should spend with the Applicant Father. The court was tasked with determining these matters in accordance with the best interests of the children.

Dawe J made orders that the children, B and C, would live with the Respondent Mother and that she would have sole parental responsibility for them. The court further ordered that the children would spend supervised time with the Applicant Father, but only to the extent that such time was agreed upon by both parties. All other outstanding applications in the matter were dismissed.