Sully and Sully and Ors

In the matter of Sully and Sully and Ors, Berman J considered an application concerning the welfare of children. The dispute involved the mother, the maternal grandmother, and potentially other parties, regarding the arrangements for the children to spend time together and with the maternal grandmother.

The court was required to determine the specific terms and conditions under which the children would have supervised contact as a sibling group, and also the arrangements for certain children to spend time with their maternal grandmother. A key issue was ensuring compliance with the policies and directions of the C Town Family Relationships Centre, and the allocation of associated fees.

Berman J ordered that the maternal grandmother and the mother were to ensure they complied with the directions of the C Town Family Relationships Centre, including signing necessary forms and paying fees for the children to be registered for supervised sibling time. This supervised time was to occur on at least one occasion for a minimum of two hours, with the mother to be involved, although one child, E, was at liberty not to participate. Subject to this supervised sibling time, children F, G, and H were to spend time with the maternal grandmother from 5pm on 4 July 2015 to 10am on 7 July 2015, with handovers to take place at the I Town Police Station or an agreed alternative location.