Chen and Chen and Ors

In *Chen and Chen and Ors*, Cronin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application to set aside a financial agreement. The dispute involved the wife seeking to set aside the agreement, with the second respondent being a party to those proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the financial agreement should be set aside. This required the court to determine the validity and enforceability of the agreement in accordance with the relevant provisions of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).

Cronin J's reasoning and the legal principles applied are not detailed in the provided text, as the extract focuses solely on the orders made. However, the orders indicate that the application to set aside the financial agreement was ultimately dismissed, with specific directions regarding the costs of those proceedings. The second respondent was ordered to pay a portion of the wife's costs for senior and junior counsel and one solicitor for 11 days, with these costs to be agreed or assessed and offset against a prior costs order. The enforcement of the earlier costs order was stayed pending the determination of these new costs.