Lautner and Lautner

In the matter of Lautner and Lautner, Judge Kelly made orders concerning the parental responsibility and living arrangements for the children [X] and [Y]. The dispute centred on how the children would spend their time with each parent, including during school terms, holidays, and special occasions.

The court was required to determine the specific arrangements for shared parental responsibility, the children's schooling, and their residence with each parent. This included establishing a schedule for the children to live with each parent, detailing handover procedures, and outlining provisions for communication between parents and children, as well as parental involvement in the children's education. The court also had to address arrangements for special occasions such as birthdays and public holidays.

Judge Kelly ordered that the parties share equally in parental responsibility. For the period up to 5 July 2013, the children were to attend [F] School and live with each parent on an alternate weekend basis during school terms, with specific arrangements for school holidays. From 5 July 2013 onwards, the children were to attend [N] School. The court established a week-about living arrangement with each parent, contingent on both parents residing within a 20-minute drive of [N] School. If the mother did not reside within that distance, a different arrangement would apply, with the children living primarily with the father but spending alternate weekends and half of short and Christmas school holidays with the mother. The orders also detailed specific arrangements for special occasions, including birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, and Father's Day, and mandated respectful communication between the parents and their extended families in the presence of the children.