JILLETT & JILLETT

In *Jillett & Jillett*, Foster J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application to amend a previous order concerning the payment of a sum of money by the husband to the wife. The dispute centred on the precise amount payable under an earlier order and the consequential amendment of the court's reasons for judgment and mathematical calculations.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to amend the existing financial orders to reflect a revised calculation of the sum owed by the husband to the wife. This required the court to review the original judgment and the mathematical basis upon which it was made, and to determine the correct figure to be paid.

Foster J amended the previous order to stipulate that the husband pay the wife the sum of $658,837.50 within three months from the date of the new orders. The court also ordered that the reasons for judgment and the mathematical calculations contained therein be amended to reflect this revised payment amount. Further submissions regarding costs and the costs of a single expert were to be filed and served within 14 days, with judgment on those matters reserved.