Sidorov and Sidorov

This matter concerned parenting orders and property settlement between the Husband and the Wife, with O’Ryan J presiding. The dispute involved the arrangements for the three children, L, M, and K, and the division of their assets. The court was required to determine the specific parenting arrangements for M and K, including their living arrangements during school terms and holidays, and to make orders regarding the property settlement between the parties.

The court was tasked with establishing a framework for shared parental responsibility and outlining detailed living arrangements for the children M and K. This included specifying when the children would reside with each parent during school terms, school holidays, and on specific public holidays and birthdays. Furthermore, the court needed to address the division of property, including the former matrimonial home and shares in a company, and to make orders concerning financial obligations and indemnities between the parties.

In its determination, the court discharged all previous parenting orders and implemented new arrangements for equal shared parental responsibility for the children. These orders detailed a complex schedule for the children's residence with each parent, including provisions for school holidays, Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, Father's Day, Mother's Day, and birthdays. The court also made orders regarding the collection of children, communication between parents, and the children's education and religious upbringing. Additionally, the court ordered the Husband to pay a sum of money to the Wife by a specified date, with the Wife to transfer her interest in the former matrimonial home and shares in S Holdings Pty Ltd to the Husband. The Husband was also ordered to indemnify the Wife against claims arising from her directorship and shareholding in S Holdings Pty Ltd. The court also made orders for injunctive relief between Mr Farrow and the Husband, and for both parties to attend a keeping contact program.