Fawkner & Kado

In the matter of *Fawkner & Kado*, heard by Judge McGuire, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for the child X, born in 2018. The applicant mother, Ms Fawkner, and the respondent mother, Ms Kado, sought to resolve issues relating to their parental responsibilities and the child's living arrangements.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of appropriate parenting orders, specifically addressing the concept of equal shared parental responsibility and the practical arrangements for X's residence with each parent. This involved considering the best interests of the child in the context of the parents' relationship and the proposed living arrangements.

Judge McGuire ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders. The court then made new orders establishing equal shared parental responsibility for X between Ms Fawkner and Ms Kado. X was ordered to live with Ms Fawkner for three nights per week, specifically from Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. until Saturday at 4:00 p.m., and with Ms Kado at all other times. The orders also included a provision for the parents to agree on any other time X might spend with either parent or variations to the established schedule.