Blaine and Rodelgo

In the matter of Blaine and Rodelgo, heard before Judge Jarrett, the father sought to have his application, filed on 2 June 2016, dismissed. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parents regarding their child or children is not detailed in the provided text, but the father's application was the subject of the court's consideration.

The central legal issue before the court was the appropriate course of action regarding the father's application. This involved determining whether it was appropriate to make final orders at that stage, whether a further hearing was necessary to resolve the matter, and if final orders were indeed appropriate, what those orders should entail.

Judge Jarrett's reasoning and the legal principles applied are not explicitly stated in the provided text. However, the orders indicate a procedural step taken by the court to gather further submissions before making a final determination. The court directed the Independent Children’s Lawyer to provide written submissions on the key issues within 21 days, followed by submissions from the mother and then the father, allowing for a structured approach to resolving the outstanding matters.

Consequently, the father’s application filed on 2 June 2016 was dismissed. The court then outlined a detailed timetable for the parties, specifically the Independent Children’s Lawyer, the mother, and the father, to file and serve written submissions on the critical questions of whether final orders should be made, if a further hearing was required, and what those final orders should be.