VICKERY & PROUT

In *Vickery & Prout*, heard by Judge Scarlett, the Applicant Father sought and was granted leave to proceed ex parte against the Respondent Mother concerning parenting orders for their child, [X]. The dispute centred on the future care and responsibility for the child, leading to a review and discharge of all prior parenting arrangements.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting orders for the child, considering the circumstances that led to the father's application to proceed ex parte and the need to establish new arrangements for the child's residence, parental responsibility, and communication with the mother.

Judge Scarlett reasoned that the existing parenting orders were no longer appropriate and discharged them. The court then made new orders, granting the Father sole parental responsibility for [X] and ordering that the child live with the Father. The child's communication with the Mother was to occur at times nominated by the child, and any time spent with the Mother was to be supervised by a responsible adult.