VALLETTA & HADDAD

In the matter of *Valletta & Haddad*, heard before Hannam J, the dispute concerned parenting orders for two children, B and C. The proceedings were conducted on an undefended basis due to the father's discontinuance of his involvement and the mother's failure to attend the hearing. The Independent Children's Lawyer relied on the mother's affidavit sworn on 4 July 2013.

The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting arrangements for the children, including issues of parental responsibility, living arrangements, and the father's time with the children. The court also considered the father's consent to the children obtaining Australian passports and the finalisation of the orders.

Hannam J discharged all previous parenting orders and made new orders granting the mother sole parental responsibility. The children were ordered to live with the mother, and the father was to spend time with them by agreement between the parties. The father's consent to any passport application for the children was waived. The orders were to become final after 28 days unless the parties sought alternate orders within that period.