Saunders and Best

In the matter of *Saunders and Best*, heard before O’Reilly J in the Family Court of Australia, the applicants, Mrs Saunders and Mr Saunders, sought leave to commence adoption proceedings concerning a child named V. The specific circumstances giving rise to this application are not detailed in the provided extract.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the applicants leave to commence adoption proceedings, as required by section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This section typically governs when a person may apply for an adoption order, often requiring leave of the court in certain circumstances, such as when the applicants are not the biological parents of the child.

O’Reilly J granted the applicants leave to commence proceedings for the adoption of V. The order reflects the Court's determination that the conditions for granting such leave under section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* had been met, thereby permitting the formal adoption process to proceed.