Alsa and Ryans and Anor

The case of *Alsa and Ryans and Anor* concerned an application by the paternal grandmother for orders relating to her grandchildren, which was heard by Mullane J in the Family Court of Australia. The mother had also filed a response to the grandmother's application, but this was subsequently dismissed.

The primary legal issue before the Court was the determination of the paternal grandmother's application for orders concerning the children. This required the Court to consider the appropriate procedural path for such an application, particularly in light of the mother's response being dismissed.

Mullane J reasoned that the mother's response had been filed out of time and was therefore dismissed for want of prosecution. Consequently, the paternal grandmother's application proceeded as undefended. The Court ordered that the paternal grandmother's application be adjourned for an undefended hearing in the Judicial Duty List, with the date to be fixed by the List Clerk.