Vance and Vance

In the matter of *Vance and Vance*, heard before Cronin J, the dispute concerned interim arrangements for the care of three children. The orders made by the court addressed the immediate handover and return of the children between the wife and the husband, specifying locations and times for these exchanges.

The court was required to determine the interim arrangements for the children's care, including the specific conditions under which the husband would have possession of them. This involved establishing clear protocols for their daily care, particularly overnight stays, and ensuring parental compliance with these arrangements.

Cronin J ordered that the wife make the children available to the husband on a specific date and time, and that the husband return them to the wife on a subsequent date and time, both exchanges to occur at a designated location. Crucially, the court stipulated that while in the husband's care, the children were only to be bathed and bedded overnight at the home of the husband's parents. The husband was further ordered to immediately inform his parents of these orders and, should they not agree to ensure compliance, to return the children to the wife. An affidavit from the husband's parents confirming their awareness of the orders was to be provided to the court and served on the wife. The costs of both parties were reserved for the trial judge.