Grasso and Esplin and Anor (No.2)

In *Grasso and Esplin and Anor (No.2)*, heard by Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child, X. The application sought to discharge existing parenting orders and establish new arrangements for the child's residence, time spent, and communication with the parents and paternal grandmother.

The court was required to determine the best interests of the child X in light of the application to vary existing parenting orders. Specifically, the court needed to consider whether to discharge the prior orders and, if so, what new arrangements would serve the child's welfare and development.

Judge Scarlett reasoned that the existing parenting orders were no longer appropriate and discharged them. The court then made new orders reflecting the best interests of the child, granting the Applicant Mother sole parental responsibility for X and ordering that X live with the Mother. The court also stipulated that X was to spend time and communicate with the First Respondent Father and the Second Respondent Paternal Grandmother as agreed between the parties.