Sheldon and Abraham and Ors

This matter concerned an application by MS SHELDON, the maternal grandmother, for orders regarding the time the child, X, would spend with her. The application was made against MR ABRAHAM, the child's father, and other respondents. The proceedings were before Judge Monahan.

The court was required to determine the specific arrangements for the child X to spend time with the applicant maternal grandmother. This involved setting out the duration, dates, times, and locations for these periods of contact, as well as imposing certain restrictions on the grandmother during these times. The court also needed to address the costs associated with facilitating some of these contact arrangements.

Judge Monahan made orders continuing previous court orders, with specific amendments to paragraphs 4 and 5. The court then detailed the arrangements for the child X to spend time with the maternal grandmother, including specific dates and durations for supervised contact at a play centre and a contact centre. Restrictions were placed on the grandmother, preventing her from removing the child from the designated venue during contact or taking the child to her residence or a third party's residence. The maternal grandmother and the father were ordered to share equally any fees charged by the contact centre for facilitating certain contact periods. The court also noted that the particulars of the obligations and consequences of contravention were set out in an annexure to the orders, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975*.