VEITCH & DEMPSEY

This matter concerned an application before Berman J in the Family Court of Australia. The dispute involved the arrangements for the children, C, B, and H, and specifically related to orders made on 24 May 2017 concerning their time with their parents.

The court was required to determine whether to suspend paragraphs 3 and 4 of the previous orders, and to make new orders regarding the time the children would spend with each parent. The court also needed to consider the future progression of the proceedings.

Berman J ordered that paragraphs 3 and 4 of the 24 May 2017 orders be suspended. New orders were made for the children to spend time with the mother between 10 am and 4 pm on every fourth Sunday, commencing 19 August 2018, with handover at a McDonald’s Restaurant in Suburb K. Similarly, the children were to spend time with the father between 10 am and 4 pm on every fourth Sunday, commencing 2 September 2018, with handover at a Shopping Centre in Suburb L. The proceedings were adjourned for further consideration on 26 October 2018.