Meller and Fabian and Anor

This matter concerned an application before Forrest J in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, involving the parents, Meller and Fabian, and their two children. The dispute centred on arrangements for the children's living arrangements and time spent with each parent, following undertakings provided by both Mr Meller and the father.

The court was required to determine the specific orders regarding where the children would live, the schedule for their time spent with each parent during school terms and holidays, and the nature of parental responsibility for major decisions concerning the children.

Forrest J ordered that the children live with the mother. The court also established a detailed schedule for the children to spend time with the father, alternating weekends and incorporating specific arrangements for school holidays and special days, with provisions for parental agreement to supersede these default orders. Crucially, the court ordered that the mother and father share equal parental responsibility for major decisions concerning the children.