KADAM & GAVDE

The case of Kadam & Gavde concerned parenting orders and property settlement between the father and mother of a child born in November 2007. The dispute involved the arrangements for the child's living arrangements, time spent with each parent, and the mother's application to remove the child from Australia for holiday purposes. The court was also required to determine the division of property between the parties.

The primary legal issues before the court were the establishment of equal shared parental responsibility, the specific time each parent would spend with the child, and whether the child should be permitted to travel overseas with the mother. Additionally, the court had to consider the division of the parties' assets and liabilities under section 79 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).

Justice Le Poer Trench J made orders for equal shared parental responsibility, with the child to live with the mother, subject to detailed provisions for the child to live with the father on an alternating weekend basis, and specific arrangements for public holidays and school holidays. The mother's application to remove the child from Australia was dismissed, and neither parent was permitted to remove the child from the country. Regarding property, the court ordered that neither party was required to make any payment or adjustment to the other, with each party declared the absolute owner of assets and responsible for liabilities standing in their sole name.