Hayden and Hayden

In the matter of *Hayden and Hayden*, Dessau J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the husband concerning property settlement. The specific nature of the dispute, beyond the husband's application filed on 23 May 2008, is not detailed in the provided text.

The central legal issue before the court was the timing of the husband's application and its listing for hearing. The court was required to determine whether to abridge the time for the application to be heard on the date of the judgment, rather than its originally scheduled hearing date of 20 June 2008.

Dessau J ordered that all times be abridged to allow the husband's application, filed on 23 May 2008, to be heard on the day of the judgment and then adjourned to the original hearing date of 20 June 2008. The court further ordered that its reasons be transcribed and provided to both parties, and that all questions of costs be reserved.