Fadel and Jarrah

In the matter of *Fadel and Jarrah*, heard before Judge Dunkley, the court was presented with an application for a divorce order. The dispute concerned the dissolution of the marriage between the parties, which had been solemnised in Egypt.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant a divorce order in accordance with Australian law, given the marriage had taken place overseas. The court was required to determine if it had jurisdiction to make such an order and if the grounds for divorce under the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) were met.

Judge Dunkley pronounced a Divorce Order in respect of the parties' marriage. The court's reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, would have involved an assessment of the jurisdictional requirements and the application of the relevant provisions of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) to the facts before it. The Divorce Order was made effective, to become absolute within one month.