SULLY & EXELMANS

In the matter of *Sully & Exelmans*, Judge McGuire of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application concerning the parenting arrangements for a child born in 2004. The dispute involved the parents' respective roles and the time the child would spend with each parent.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate orders for parental responsibility and the child's living arrangements, as well as the specific time the child would spend with the mother, including during school holidays and when the mother was in specific locations. The court also had to consider a contravention application filed by the mother.

Judge McGuire discharged all existing orders regarding the child and made new orders establishing equal shared parental responsibility. The child was ordered to live with the father, with specific provisions for the child to spend time and communicate with the mother. These provisions detailed holiday periods, travel arrangements, and communication methods, including the mother's responsibility for airfares for travel to New South Wales. The mother's contravention application was dismissed.