Shared residence

In re P (a child) CA SJ 25 November

When the parties separated, a residence order was made in favour of the mother with the child’s time being divided between the two homes of the parties in equal proportions. The father subsequently made an application for a shared residence order and for an equal division of the time the child spent with him. The application was refused on the grounds that it would not be of benefit to the child to change the arrangements in respect of contact, and a shared residence order might empower the father to act in a way contrary to the child’s best interests.