Baldwin and Merrick and Ors (No 2)

In *Baldwin and Merrick and Ors (No 2)*, Hogan J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia made final orders concerning the children S and D. The dispute involved the paternal grandparents' contact with the children, and the court also made directions regarding the Independent Children's Lawyer and the Queensland Police Service.

The court was required to determine the extent of contact, if any, between the children and their paternal grandparents, and to make consequential orders regarding the Independent Children's Lawyer and the dissemination of the judgment. The court also considered the father's liberty to be heard on the implementation of certain orders.

Hogan J ordered that the children, S and D, are to spend no time with or communicate with their paternal grandparents unless agreed in writing by the mother and the paternal grandparents. The Independent Children's Lawyer was directed to provide a copy of the reasons for judgment to the Queensland Police Service after a specified date. The father was granted liberty to file an application opposing the implementation of this order by a set deadline. Following compliance with the police notification, the Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged, and all other outstanding applications were dismissed. The orders also included particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention, as set out in an attached Fact Sheet, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).