HAZELWOOD & DESANTOS

The parties involved were Hazelwood and Desantos. The dispute concerned parenting and property proceedings that had been transferred to the Family Court of Australia. The decision was made by Judge Newbrun.

The court was required to determine the appropriate forum for the ongoing parenting and property proceedings and to make consequential orders regarding the transfer and future listing of the matter.

Judge Newbrun ordered that the parenting and property proceedings be forthwith transferred to the Family Court of Australia at Parramatta. The court respectfully requested that the Family Court of Australia consider placing this matter in its Magellan List, a specialist list designed for complex cases. The proceedings were then adjourned for mention before the Family Court of Australia at Parramatta on 3 September 2019.