CASSIDY & SIBLY

In the matter of *Cassidy & Sibly*, Dawe J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the garnishment of funds from the wages of the husband. The dispute centred on an administrative assessment of child support and its impact on the husband's income.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the garnishment of the husband's wages, pursuant to the administrative assessment of child support, should be stayed. This required the Court to consider the circumstances under which such a stay would be appropriate, balancing the interests of the child support payee with the financial circumstances of the payer.

Dawe J ordered that the garnishment of funds from the wages of the husband pursuant to the administrative assessment of Child Support be stayed pending further order. This indicates that the Court found sufficient grounds to temporarily halt the collection of child support through wage garnishment, pending a more comprehensive review or further submissions.