Clarkson and Felwood

In the matter of *Clarkson and Felwood*, heard before Barry J, the dispute concerned applications relating to parenting orders. The mother had filed an application on 20 July 2009, which was subsequently dismissed by the court.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to lift a stay that had been placed on paragraph 4 of a consent order made on 30 October 2008. This paragraph of the consent order had been stayed by a previous order made on 5 June 2009. The court also considered an application for leave for both parents to appear by telephone at a case management hearing scheduled for 14 December 2009.

Barry J ordered that the mother's application filed on 20 July 2009 be dismissed. Furthermore, the court ordered that the stay on paragraph 4 of the consent order of 30 October 2008 be lifted, thereby reinstating that paragraph. Finally, leave was granted for both the mother and the father to appear by telephone at the case management hearing.