Veitch and Dempsey (No.2)

In *Veitch and Dempsey (No.2)*, Berman J of the Family Court of Australia considered orders concerning the time a child, H, born in 2008, would spend with the mother. The dispute revolved around the specific arrangements for H's contact with the mother, particularly in light of H's approaching fourteenth birthday.

The court was required to determine the appropriate schedule for H to spend time with the mother, including regular contact, special occasions like Christmas, and arrangements following H's fourteenth birthday. The court also needed to establish the location for the handover of H between the parents.

Berman J made orders that H would spend time with the mother for five hours every fourth Sunday, commencing on 29 December 2019, and for specific hours on Christmas Day in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Crucially, the court ordered that once H turned fourteen years of age in 2022, H would spend time with the mother in accordance with H's wishes. All handovers were to occur at a McDonald's restaurant in Suburb K or another mutually agreed location.