Nicher and Nicher

In the matter of Nicher and Nicher, Brown J made orders concerning the living arrangements and time spent with the child of the marriage. The dispute involved the parents' arrangements for their child, born in January 2002, and the court was required to determine these arrangements pending further order.

The court was tasked with determining the primary residence of the child and the specific times the husband would spend with the child. Additionally, the court needed to establish the locations for the changeovers of the child between parents and address the father's liberty to attend school events. The court also ordered the preparation of a family report and reserved the costs of this report to the trial judge.

Brown J ordered that the child live with the wife until further order. The husband was granted specific periods of time with the child, including scheduled weekend and holiday periods. The court also stipulated that changeovers would occur at agreed locations, or failing agreement, at a McDonald's in T. The father was granted liberty to attend school events, and a family report was to be prepared by an agreed psychologist, with the husband bearing the initial costs. The matter was adjourned for a further hearing, with directions for the filing and service of affidavits. The orders also included a Family Law Courts Fact Sheet detailing obligations and consequences of contravention.