Chen and Chen and Ors (No 2)

In *Chen and Chen and Ors (No 2)*, Cronin J of the Family Court of Australia considered a dispute between the parties concerning the binding nature of a financial agreement made in October 2015.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the financial agreement executed between the first and second respondents was binding. This determination was to be heard separately from all other matters pending in the proceedings.

Cronin J ordered that the question of the financial agreement's binding nature be heard as a separate issue. The court also made directions regarding the attendance of parties for a mention to set a hearing date for this separate issue and to establish a timetable. Further orders included the filing of a financial statement by the second respondent, discovery of specific documents, and the adjournment of outstanding applications for final relief. Interim applications were largely dismissed, with one specific interim application adjourned.