Cole and Pearce

In the matter of *Cole and Pearce*, heard before Cronin J, the application concerned a dispute between a mother and father regarding parenting orders. The mother sought an adjournment of her application, filed on 5 January 2010, to a date to be fixed, for a hearing before Justice Dessau. This hearing was intended to address a stay of parenting orders made in September 2009, pending an appeal.

The central legal issue before Cronin J was whether to grant the mother's application for an adjournment of her own application to allow for a hearing on the stay of existing parenting orders. This required consideration of the procedural fairness and the efficient progression of matters before the court, particularly in the context of an impending appeal.

Cronin J ordered that the mother's application be adjourned to a date to be fixed, to be heard before Justice Dessau. The purpose of this adjourned hearing was specifically to address the application for a stay of the September 2009 orders pending the determination of an appeal. The judge also directed that the reasons for this decision be transcribed and placed on the court file.