Pickle and Sackville

In the matter of Pickle and Sackville, heard by Judge McGuire, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for three children. The parents sought orders regarding the children's residence, time spent with each parent, and parental responsibility.

The court was required to determine the nature of parental responsibility, where the children would live, and the specific arrangements for the children to spend time with each parent. This included considerations around the mother's proposed relocation and the father's time with the children during weekends, school holidays, and significant public holidays.

The court ordered that the parents have equal shared parental responsibility for the children. The children were to live with the mother, who was permitted to establish a permanent residence in the [Town A] municipality in Tasmania. However, she was restrained from further relocating the children from [Town A] without the father's written consent or a court order, unless returning to the [Town B] municipality. The court then detailed specific arrangements for the children to spend time and communicate with the father, including regular weekend time, school holiday periods, alternating Christmas arrangements, and Father's Day and Mother's Day provisions. These orders were made pursuant to sections 62B and 65DA(2) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), with particulars of obligations and consequences for contravention set out in an attachment.