Cullen and Cullen

In the matter of *Cullen and Cullen*, heard by May J, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for the parties' children, specifically regarding the division of Easter holiday periods and contact on Father's Day and Mother's Day. The father had also sought to amend his grounds of appeal.

The court was required to determine whether to allow the father's application to amend his grounds of appeal and, consequently, to consider the substantive appeal regarding parenting orders. The court also had to make orders concerning the specific arrangements for the children's time with each parent during Easter holidays and on Father's and Mother's Days.

May J allowed the father's application to amend his grounds of appeal. However, the appeal itself was dismissed. The court made consent orders regarding the sharing of Easter holiday periods, stipulating a specific alternating arrangement for the children to spend time with the father in alternate years. Further orders provided for the children to have contact with the father on Father's Day and with the mother on Mother's Day, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, if those days fell during the time the children were residing with the other parent. The appellant was ordered to pay one half of the respondent's costs of the appeal.