The maternal grandparents brought a motion to be added as parties to a family law proceeding to seek a contact order with their grandchildren.
The applicant father opposed the motion, while the respondent mother consented.
The court reviewed the test for adding parties under Rule 7 of the Family Law Rules and concluded that the grandparents should be added as parties solely for the purpose of pursuing their claim for a contact order, but not to participate generally in the parents' broader parenting dispute.
