Anton and Heery

In the matter of *Anton and Heery*, heard by O’Reilly J, the dispute concerned parenting orders. The mother had filed an application on 22 September 2009, which was subsequently dismissed.

The court was required to determine whether to approve proposed consent parenting orders, which had been signed by both parties on 15 and 16 October 2009. The court also considered the role and discharge of the independent children's lawyer.

O’Reilly J's reasoning led to the dismissal of the mother's initial application. However, the court proceeded to make consent parenting orders as proposed by the parties, noting that these were not opposed by the independent children's lawyer. The court also provided a mechanism for the father to apply to set aside these orders within 28 days and ordered the discharge of the independent children's lawyer 30 days from the date of the orders.