PAINE & ASHTON

The matter of Paine & Ashton concerned parenting orders made by Judge Harland in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The dispute involved the father and mother regarding the living arrangements and time spent with their two children, X and Y.

The court was required to determine the primary residence of the children, the terms of the father's time with them, and the mother's proposed relocation with the children to another country, as well as her subsequent relocation back to Sydney.

Judge Harland made orders for the children X and Y to live with the mother. The father was ordered to return child Y to the mother's care by a specified date. The court also set out detailed provisions for the father's time with the children, including telephone and video communication, and periods of time spent together in the country where the mother would be residing, with shared flight costs and accommodation arrangements. Further orders addressed the mother's relocation to Sydney with the children and the father's subsequent time with them upon their return. The matter was to be transferred to the Sydney Registry of the Federal Circuit Court for further mention.