Wootton and Wootton

In *Wootton and Wootton*, heard by Bennett J, the father sought interim orders for spending time with the child. The proceedings involved the father and the other parties, presumably the child's mother and potentially the child themselves.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the father's oral application for interim orders concerning his time with the child. The court was also required to determine the future procedural steps for the extant applications before it, including the timing of a further hearing and the father's obligations regarding ongoing criminal proceedings.

Bennett J refused the father's application for interim orders. The court adjourned the further hearing of all applications to a specific date, requiring the father to keep the other parties informed of the progress of any criminal proceedings against him, including whether he had been charged or received an indication that he would not be charged. Liberty was reserved for parties to approach the Magellan Registrar for earlier procedural or substantive orders if circumstances warranted, and the Registrar was requested to list the matter at the next available opportunity thereafter.