RYALL & GRAVE

In the matter of *Ryall & Grave*, heard by Judge Coates, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for a child, with supervision by the mother to be facilitated by the mother's sister. The mother's sister sought to intervene in the proceedings.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the intervener, who had not yet indicated the final orders she intended to seek, had standing or a sufficient basis to be permitted to intervene in the parenting proceedings.

Judge Coates dismissed the Initiating Application to intervene. The court applied rule 13.10 of the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001, which governs intervention. The reasoning appears to be that an intervener must demonstrate a clear intention regarding the orders they seek to obtain, and in this instance, that clarity was lacking, thus preventing the intervener from establishing a sufficient interest in the proceedings at that stage.

The court ordered that the Initiating Application filed on 14 September 2020 be dismissed.