T and B

In the matter of T and B, heard before Mushin J, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child, M, born in November 2002. The specific details of the dispute leading to the court's intervention are not elaborated upon in the provided text, beyond the fact that parenting orders were in place and required discharge.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of appropriate parenting arrangements for M, including parental responsibility, living arrangements, and the father's time and communication with the child. The court was also required to consider the father's absence from the proceedings and the implications of this non-appearance for the final orders.

Mushin J ordered the discharge of all existing parenting orders concerning M. The court then made new orders granting the mother sole parental responsibility for all decision-making regarding the child and stipulating that M live with the mother. Questions regarding the father's time and communication with M were reserved. The court also dismissed all other applications and removed the matter from the list of cases awaiting hearing. Liberty was reserved to the father to apply to vary or set aside these orders within 30 days, provided he filed an affidavit explaining his non-appearance. General liberty to apply was reserved to both parties.