Corbett and Booth

In the matter of *Corbett and Booth*, heard by Judge Jones, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child born in 2005. The mother sought permission to apply for an Australian passport for the child to travel internationally without the father's signature or consent, and for all previous parenting orders to be discharged.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the mother sole parental responsibility for the child, order that the child live with the mother, and whether to grant an injunction restraining the father from spending time and communicating with the child. Additionally, the court had to consider the mother's application for the child to travel internationally without the father's permission.

Judge Jones ordered that the mother be permitted to apply for an Australian passport for the child, and that the child be permitted to travel internationally without the father's permission. The court discharged all previous parenting orders and granted the mother sole parental responsibility for the child. The child was ordered to live with the mother, and the father was restrained by injunction from spending time and communicating with the child. All extant applications were dismissed. The father was granted liberty to apply to set aside these orders within 28 days of service, provided he filed an affidavit setting out the basis of his application and explaining his non-attendance at court.