CLAYTON & BANT

In the matter of *Clayton & Bant*, Kent J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application to amend previous orders concerning parenting matters. The dispute involved the parties' parenting applications, which were the subject of the original orders made on 19 November 2013.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to amend the existing orders to dismiss all parenting applications and remove them from the pending cases list. This required the court to consider the appropriate exercise of its discretion under Rule 17.02 of the *Family Law Rules 2004*.

By consent of the parties, Kent J ordered that Order 24 of the previous orders be amended to reflect the dismissal of all parenting applications and their removal from the pending cases list. The court also reserved the costs of the parties' appearance on that day.