Kouros and Vasta

The matter of *Kouros and Vasta* concerned parenting orders for a child born in October 1999. The proceedings involved the father and the Independent Children's Lawyer (ICL), with the mother not present at the court hearing.

The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting arrangements for the child, including parental responsibility, living arrangements, and the nature and extent of the mother's future contact with the child. The court also considered the role and discharge of the ICL and the potential for the mother to set aside the orders made.

By consent between the father and the ICL, the court ordered that the father have sole parental responsibility for the child, and that the child live with the father. The mother was granted limited, supervised contact with the child on four occasions each year. The ICL was discharged, subject to the mother's right to apply to set aside the orders within 21 days of service, provided she explained her failure to attend court and a scheduled appointment with Dr K. The court also noted that particulars of the obligations and consequences of contravening the orders were set out in an attached Fact Sheet.