Farmer and Morris

In *Farmer and Morris*, Benjamin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application to vary existing orders concerning a child born in November 2005. The dispute centred on the timing of the child's return to South East Queensland and the commencement of the child's time with the father.

The primary legal issues before the Court were whether to vary the date by which the mother was required to return the child to South East Queensland, and whether to vary the commencement date for the child's time with the father.

Benjamin J varied the existing orders to require the mother to return the child to South East Queensland by 5.00 pm on Saturday, 7 April 2007. Furthermore, the Court varied the orders to provide that the child's time with the father each Sunday would commence on Sunday, 8 April 2007. The application was otherwise dismissed, and costs were reserved.