Dawkins and Ogden

In *Dawkins and Ogden*, heard by Judge Stewart, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements and property settlement between the Mother and the Father concerning their child, X, and their jointly owned assets. The court was required to determine the primary caregiver for X, the extent of the Father's future involvement with X, and the division of the parties' property.

The court's reasoning focused on establishing parenting orders that it considered to be in the best interests of the child, X. This involved making significant decisions regarding parental responsibility, residence, and the nature and extent of contact between X and each parent. Concurrently, the court addressed the financial aspects of the relationship's dissolution, including the division of property and the refinancing of a mortgage.

The court ordered that the Mother have sole parental responsibility for X, with X to live with the Mother and the Father to have no time with X. The Mother was ordered to pay the Father $34,500 and to refinance the mortgage on their property to remove the Father as a co-borrower. The court also made orders for the division of other property, with each party to retain property in their possession, joint bank accounts to be divided equally, and insurance policies to remain with their named owner. The court noted that the Mother would return any of the Father's personal possessions or chattels located by her.