Top Five Overlooked Issues With Parenting Orders

Parenting orders often unravel, not over the fundamental principles, but due to small practical details the orders do not spell out.

Introduction

Parenting orders often focus on the big picture: where the children live, when they spend time with each parent and who makes major decisions. In day-to-day life, the problems usually come from the gaps. The order might address the major legal issues but be practically unworkable.

Here are five issues I regularly see overlooked, even in otherwise sensible parenting orders, and what to do about them.

'School holidays are split equally' sounds clear, until you define what a school holiday is

Many parenting orders state that during school holidays, the children will live with one parent during the first half and with the other parent for the second half. However, they do not define: