RANGAN & RANGAN

This matter concerned an application before Judge Scarlett regarding the parenting arrangements for two children, [X] and [Y]. The dispute centred on the time the children would spend with their father, the Applicant, and their mother, the Respondent.

The court was required to determine the specific orders for the children's time with each parent, including the arrangements for the transfer of the children between them. Furthermore, the court needed to consider the independent representation of the children's interests and the procedural steps required from the Respondent mother.

In making its orders, the court applied the principles of the *Family Law Act 1975*, particularly section 68L, which mandates the independent representation of children in certain proceedings. The court ordered that the children would spend time with the Applicant Father each weekend from Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon, with all other times being with the Respondent Mother. Specific changeover arrangements were detailed, requiring the mother or her nominee to deliver the children to the father at a designated location within a shopping centre, and vice versa. The court also directed that the children's interests be independently represented by a lawyer, requesting Legal Aid NSW to arrange this. The Respondent Mother was ordered to file and serve a Notice of Address for Service and a Response with supporting affidavit within specified timeframes. The matter was adjourned for mention only.