Devlin and Judd

In *Devlin and Judd*, heard by Judge Obradovic, the court was tasked with determining parenting orders for three children. The dispute concerned the arrangements for the children's care and time spent with each parent following the breakdown of the parents' relationship.

The primary legal issues before the court were to establish sole parental responsibility for the children's long-term care, welfare, and development, and to determine the living arrangements for the children. Additionally, the court was required to set out specific times and conditions for the children to spend with the father, including provisions for school holidays, birthdays, and significant dates, as well as to address the practicalities of changeovers and communication between the parents and children.

Judge Obradovic discharged all prior parenting orders and made new orders granting the mother sole parental responsibility for the long-term care, welfare, and development of the children, with the children to live with her. The court then detailed a comprehensive schedule for the children to spend time with the father, with variations for the youngest child until he turned four years old. The orders also included specific provisions for changeovers at school and other locations, telephone contact during school holidays, and arrangements for the children's birthdays, Father's Day, and Christmas. The mother was also granted specific time with the children on Mother's Day and their birthdays.