Durrant and Durrant

In the matter of *Durrant and Durrant*, Collier J of the Family Court of Australia was required to consider an application to make absolute a decree nisi pronounced on 28 November 1997. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties, beyond the application to make the decree absolute, is not detailed in the provided text.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the decree nisi should be made absolute. This required the court to be satisfied that the conditions precedent to making such an order had been met, and that there were no outstanding matters or reasons to delay or refuse the finalisation of the divorce.

Collier J ordered that the decree nisi pronounced on 28 November 1997 become absolute forthwith. This indicates that the court was satisfied that the necessary legal requirements had been fulfilled and that there were no impediments to the finalisation of the divorce proceedings.