Penn & Haughton & Anor [2013] FCCA 1941
In this case a paternal grandmother had lodged an application for the children to spend time with her. The children’s parents were “implacably opposed to the children spending time with [her]”. There had been no relationship with grandmother since 2010. In his decision His Honour stated at [25]“any determination of the best interests of [children] should be informed by the family dynamics between the children’s parents and grandparents”
Summary dismissal