JOSEPH & SADLER

In the matter of *Joseph & Sadler*, heard before Murphy J, the applicants sought leave to commence adoption proceedings concerning a child, J, born in January 1999. The precise nature of the dispute leading to this application for leave is not detailed, but the core of the matter concerned the procedural step of obtaining court permission to initiate adoption proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant leave to the applicants to commence adoption proceedings, as required by section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This section typically requires a party to obtain leave of the court before commencing proceedings for an adoption order, particularly where certain conditions or circumstances apply.

Murphy J granted the applicants leave to commence adoption proceedings. The decision indicates that the Court was satisfied that the criteria for granting such leave under section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* had been met, thereby permitting the applicants to formally proceed with their application for an adoption order for the child J.