Raki and Perez Varela (No 2)

In *Raki and Perez Varela (No 2)*, Foster J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application concerning the time a child would spend with his father. The proceedings arose in the context of family law, specifically relating to parenting arrangements for the child.

The central legal issue before the Court was to determine the appropriate interim parenting orders for the child, balancing the competing interests and circumstances of the parents. This involved assessing what arrangements would be in the best interests of the child pending a final resolution of the matter.

Foster J made orders for the child to spend time with his father on an alternating weekend basis, commencing from Friday 20 December 2013. Additionally, specific periods of time were allocated for the child to be with his father during the Christmas and New Year period, including four days from 29 December 2013 to 2 January 2014, and five days from 18 January 2014 to 23 January 2014. These orders were to remain in place pending further order of the Court.