PAGAN & BEATTIE (No.4)

In the matter of *Pagan & Beattie (No.4)*, Judge Obradovic of the Family Court of Australia considered parenting arrangements for a child named X. The dispute concerned the time X would spend with each of her parents, following the application of the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility.

The court was required to determine whether X should spend equal time or significant and substantial time with her mother, and ultimately, the specific time arrangements for X to spend with each parent.

The court ordered that prior parenting orders be discharged and that the parents have equal shared parental responsibility for X. The orders established a detailed schedule for X's time with each parent during school terms, including a week-about arrangement commencing after the July 2020 school holidays. Specific provisions were also made for school holidays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Christmas. The court further ordered that X spend half of the school holidays with each parent, with specific arrangements for changeovers and holiday periods. Additional orders addressed communication between parents and X, notification of addresses, international travel, attendance at school activities, and notification of serious injury or hospitalisation. The court also requested the removal of X from the Airport Watch List.