LANDON & ROGERS

In the matter of *Landon & Rogers*, Judge Mead of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered orders relating to the parental responsibility and living arrangements for a child, X. The dispute concerned the practical implementation of a shared parenting arrangement and the specific details of the child's time with each parent.

The court was required to determine the precise terms of the child's living arrangements, including the commencement and duration of time spent with each parent, and the method and location of handovers between parents. Further issues included the need for injunctions to restrain specific behaviours by the parents, such as removing the child from the state without consent and drug consumption prior to spending time with the child, as well as ongoing communication obligations regarding the child's health and address.

Judge Mead discharged previous orders and established equal shared parental responsibility for the child. The court made detailed orders for the child to live with each parent on an alternating weekly basis, commencing on specific dates and with handovers to occur at school during term time and at a police station at other times. Injunctions were granted restraining either parent from taking the child out of South Australia without the other's consent and from consuming non-prescription drugs within 24 hours prior to and during their time with the child. The parties were also ordered to keep each other informed of the child's residential address and health. All other extant applications were dismissed.