Sachar and Garrett

In *Sachar and Garrett*, heard by Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for the parties' three children. The proceedings involved an application to vary existing consent orders made on 30 September 2014.

The court was required to determine the specific time the children would spend with the Applicant father, particularly during school terms, and to confirm or discharge aspects of the prior consent orders. A key issue was the allocation of parental responsibility for the children.

Judge Scarlett confirmed the consent orders of 30 September 2014, with the exception of Order 8.1, which was discharged. The court then made new orders detailing the children's time with the Applicant father, including alternate weekends, Tuesday and alternate Thursday evenings during school terms, and specific arrangements for Father's Day weekends. The court also ordered that the Applicant father and Respondent mother were to have equal shared parental responsibility for the children. The court noted an agreement between the parties regarding a specific period of time the children would spend with the father in early October 2014.