Livan and Livan and Anor

In the matter of *Livan and Livan and Anor*, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child, H. The primary parties were Mr Livan and Ms Barnes-Livan, who sought sole parental responsibility and for H to live with them. The court that considered this matter was the District Court.

The central legal issues before the court were whether to grant sole parental responsibility for H to Mr Livan and Ms Barnes-Livan, and whether H should live with them. The court also had to consider the circumstances of H's mother's absence from the proceedings and the potential for future applications by her.

The court made orders granting sole parental responsibility to Mr Livan and Ms Barnes-Livan, and that H would live with them. The court acknowledged that H's mother was not present and permitted her to make a further application concerning H's parenting, provided she filed an affidavit explaining her absence. To facilitate verification of the absence of any further applications from Ms Livan, a certificate from a Registrar confirming due enquiry would suffice. The matter was subsequently removed from the Pending Cases List.