Croft and Croft

In *Croft and Croft*, heard by Judge Brown, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for the parties' two children, X and Y. The court was required to determine the living arrangements for the children, the father's time with them, and how major long-term decisions would be made. Additionally, the court needed to address communication between the parents and children, the updating of a family assessment report, and procedural matters related to the ongoing litigation.

Judge Brown ordered that the children live with the mother and established a detailed time spent with the father regime, including specific provisions for school holidays and Easter. The court also mandated that the parties share responsibility for major long-term decisions concerning the children and that they have liberal telephone and electronic communication with the children when they are in the other parent's care. To ensure the orders reflected the children's current views, the parties were directed to jointly instruct a professional to update the family assessment report.

The court further confirmed a hearing date for August 2016, noting the allocated time would not be exceeded without leave. Procedural directions were given regarding the filing and service of affidavit evidence by both parties, as well as the payment of setting down and daily hearing fees by the applicant. A minute of the order was to be prepared by the mother's solicitor to coordinate the parenting arrangements with the father's work roster.