MANDERVILLE & BORAH

In proceedings before Judge Spelleken, the applicant sought to join the father of the respondent to the proceedings. The nature of the underlying dispute is not detailed, but the application concerned the joinder of a party to existing family law proceedings.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the father of the respondent should be joined as a party to the proceedings. This required the court to consider the relevant provisions of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) concerning the joinder of parties and the principles governing such applications.

The court dismissed the application filed on 25 February 2019. The judgment was published under the pseudonym Manderville & Borah, with approval granted pursuant to s.121(9)(g) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).