Lawler and Oliver

In the matter of *Lawler and Oliver*, heard before Rees J, the dispute concerned parenting orders for three children, B, C, and D. The father sought to vary existing orders made on 27 November 2015 to increase the time the children would spend living with him.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to vary the existing parenting orders to implement a shared living arrangement for the children during school terms, specifically concerning the allocation of time between the parents.

Rees J considered the father's application to vary the existing orders. The court's reasoning, as reflected in the orders made, involved a detailed adjustment of the children's living arrangements during school terms. The orders specify that B and C will live with the father from the conclusion of school on Tuesdays until the commencement of school on Wednesdays in alternate weeks. For D, the arrangement is from the completion of school on Thursdays until the commencement of the father's alternate weekend time as previously ordered.