Jamison and Martin

In the matter of *Jamison and Martin*, heard before Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned parenting orders relating to a child born in 1999. The specific nature of the dispute leading to the application is not detailed, but the orders made indicate a significant shift in parental responsibility and international travel arrangements for the child.

The court was required to determine whether to suspend existing parenting orders, grant sole parental responsibility to the Applicant Father, and permit the Father to take the child on an international holiday to the United Kingdom. Further issues included authorising the Father to obtain an Australian passport for the child and retaining possession of that passport.

Judge Scarlett ordered the suspension of orders made on 6 April 2011. The court then granted the Applicant Father sole parental responsibility for the child and authorised him to take the child to the United Kingdom for a holiday. The Father was also authorised to take all necessary steps to obtain an Australian passport for the child, who was permitted to travel internationally, and was to retain possession of this passport. The previously set return date of 20 October 2014 was vacated, and the application was adjourned for further mention on 2 December 2014.