Dodd and Menzies

In the matter of Dodd and Menzies, Strickland J of the Family Court of Australia considered a dispute between the parties concerning their child, L. The specific nature of the dispute, beyond the need to ascertain the child's views on residence, is not detailed in the provided text.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine the wishes of the child, L, regarding his place of residence. This determination was to be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 62G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).

To address this issue, Strickland J ordered that a Family Consultant interview the child, L, who was born in November 1997. The purpose of this interview was to ascertain L's views on where he should live. The report from the Family Consultant was to be made available by the adjourned hearing date. Consequently, the trial was adjourned to 9:15 am on Wednesday, 27 February 2008.