Lehear and Lehear

In the matter of *Lehear and Lehear*, Justice Cronin of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for consent orders filed on 25 June 2009. The precise nature of the dispute between the parties, Mr. Lehear and Mrs. Lehear, is not detailed, but the application sought formal court approval of agreed terms.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the proposed consent orders met the requirements for approval under the relevant rules of the Family Court. Specifically, the court had to determine if the application, as presented, was sufficient to warrant the making of the consent orders sought by the parties.

Justice Cronin dismissed the application for consent orders. The court also ordered that all proceedings related to this matter be removed from the list of cases awaiting a hearing, indicating that the application, in its current form, was not proceeding to finalisation.