RORY & ASHCROFT

In the matter of *Rory & Ashcroft*, Tree J considered orders concerning the living arrangements and time spent with a child, K, born in April 2008. The dispute involved the mother's application to relocate with K to a central coast town in Queensland and to have sole parental responsibility.

The court was required to determine the primary issue of whether the mother should be permitted to relocate with the child to Queensland, and consequently, what parenting orders should be made regarding K's residence, parental responsibility, and time spent with the father. The court also had to consider the practical arrangements for the child's travel and handover between the parents, particularly in light of the proposed relocation and the child's age.

Tree J ordered that K live with the mother and granted the mother sole parental responsibility. The court permitted the mother to relocate with K to central coast town X in Queensland. Specific orders were made regarding the father's time with K during Queensland gazetted school holidays, detailing the commencement and cessation times for various holiday periods. The orders also stipulated detailed handover arrangements, differentiating between the period before K can travel unaccompanied and the period thereafter, including provisions for travel arrangements and payment. The court also ordered the discharge of the Independent Children's Lawyer and the dismissal of all other extant applications.