Kagan and Echlin

The case of Kagan and Echlin involved a dispute between the parents concerning the future living arrangements and time spent with their two children, [X] and [Y]. The matter was heard by Judge McGuire.

The court was required to determine the orders concerning the children's parental responsibility, their primary place of residence, and the specific arrangements for the children to spend time with each parent, including provisions for relocation and communication.

Judge McGuire ordered the discharge of all extant orders regarding the children. The court established equal shared parental responsibility for both children. The primary residence of the children was to be with the mother, who was permitted to relocate their primary place of residence to Queensland. The court then detailed specific arrangements for the children to spend time with the father, both before and after the relocation to Queensland, including provisions for school holidays, communication by telephone and email, and the mother's responsibility for travel costs for the children to visit the father in Victoria. The mother was also ordered to provide the father with access to the children's educational and medical information.