BUNYON & LEWIS

In the matter of BUNYON & LEWIS, Cronin J considered applications concerning the living arrangements of a child, E. The dispute involved the father and other parties regarding interim and final orders for the child's care.

The court was required to determine the interim living arrangements for the child E and to set a pathway for the final resolution of the parenting dispute. This involved managing the existing applications and ensuring that the parties were prepared for a final hearing.

Cronin J discharged previous orders and ordered that, until further order, the child E was to live with the father. The court then listed all extant applications for final orders for a directions hearing to facilitate the scheduling of a final hearing. Specific directions were given for the filing and service of amended applications and responses, requiring precision in the orders sought. The court also mandated the provision of cost statements by legal practitioners at the final hearing and noted the particulars of obligations and consequences of contravening the orders, as set out in an attached Fact Sheet. All other extant interim applications were dismissed.