Residence A residence order is a parenting order which determines the person with whom a child is to live.
Contact normally takes place on alternate weekends and for up to half of school holidays.
For younger children, contact normally occurs more frequently but often for shorter periods. Where parents live far apart or in different States, the contact normally takes place during part or the whole of school holidays. Telephone contact is also a common way of staying in touch. A court will deny contact to a parent only in exceptional circumstances and on solid grounds. Grandparents and other significant people are also entitled to have contact with children and may apply to the court.