Hodge and Crawford

In the matter of *Hodge and Crawford*, heard before Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child born in 2005. The specific nature of the disagreement leading to the court's intervention is not detailed, but the final orders indicate a significant shift in the child's living arrangements and parental responsibility.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting arrangements for the child, considering the welfare and best interests of the child as paramount. This involved assessing the existing orders and deciding whether they should be varied or discharged, and if so, what new orders should be put in place regarding the child's residence, time spent with each parent, and parental responsibility.

Judge Scarlett discharged all previous parenting orders concerning the child. The court then made new orders establishing that the Mother would have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child would live with the Mother. The child was to spend time with the Father as agreed between the parties, with the Mother having the final say in the event of disagreement. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged, and the parties were ordered to bear their own costs.