Carpenter and Carpenter

Case

[2012] FamCA 721

6 August 2012


Details
AGLC Case Decision Date
CARPENTER & CARPENTER [2012] FamCA 721 [2012] FamCA 721 6 August 2012

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In *Carpenter and Carpenter*, heard by Murphy J, the mother filed an Application in a Case on 24 July 2012. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties, the father and the mother, is not detailed in the provided text, nor is the subject matter of the application.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the mother's application. The text does not explicitly state the legal issues that arose from this application, but the outcome suggests that the application did not meet the necessary legal threshold for success.

Murphy J dismissed the mother's application. The reasons for this dismissal are not provided in the excerpt. The court reserved the costs of the father and the Independent Children's Lawyer to the trial judge, indicating that the substantive proceedings would continue and the final determination of costs would be made at a later stage.
Details

Areas of Law

  • Family Law

  • Civil Procedure

Legal Concepts

  • Costs

  • Jurisdiction

Actions
Download as PDF Download as Word Document


Cases Citing This Decision

0

Cases Cited

1

Statutory Material Cited

1

M v M [1988] HCA 68