Eastern and Anor and a**Fa**

In the matter of Eastern and Anor, Strickland J of the Supreme Court of South Australia considered an application concerning a child known as "[F]". The applicants sought to amend their application for final orders and to dispense with service on the respondent father.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether to grant leave to amend the application to correctly identify the parties and to seek leave to commence adoption proceedings in the Youth Court of South Australia, and whether to grant leave to dispense with service of the application on the respondent father.

Strickland J granted leave to amend the application, which involved re-designating the mother, Ms Pidd, as the second applicant, identifying the father as the first respondent, and clarifying that the orders sought related to commencing adoption proceedings in the Youth Court of South Australia. The court also granted leave to dispense with the need for service of the application upon the respondent father.

The further consideration of the matter was adjourned to a date not before 6 June 2008.