Conner and Conner & Anor

In *Conner and Conner & Anor*, the dispute before Cronin J concerned the division of property between a husband and wife, with an intervener also seeking to assert an interest in the proceeds of sale of a property. The net proceeds of the sale of the property were held by solicitors, and the court was required to determine how these funds should be distributed.

The primary legal issue before the court was the appropriate division of the net proceeds of the sale of the matrimonial home between the husband and wife. A secondary issue was the claim of the intervener to a portion of these proceeds. The court also considered the procedural requirements for the parties to clearly articulate the orders they sought.

Cronin J ordered that the net proceeds of the sale, approximately $260,000, be divided equally between the husband and wife, with each receiving $130,000. The intervener’s application was dismissed. The court also directed the parties to file amended applications specifying the precise orders sought by a specified date and waived the requirement for a conciliation conference, provided the parties attended mediation prior to the final hearing.