Lodokic and Lodokic and Anor

In the matter of *Lodokic and Lodokic and Anor*, Guest J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the wife concerning financial orders. The proceedings involved the husband and the wife, with a Mr Pavey to be joined as a second named respondent. The wife sought leave to file an amended application for final orders, while her Form 2 Application filed on 10 December 2007 was otherwise dismissed.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the wife leave to file her amended application for final orders and to consider the joinder of Mr Pavey as a respondent. Additionally, the court addressed the husband's obligation to provide discoverable documents to the wife's solicitors and to a single expert, Mr K.

Guest J ordered that Mr Pavey be joined as a second named respondent and granted the wife leave to file her Amended Application for Final Orders. The court also ordered that the husband provide a list of discoverable documents to the wife's solicitors by 1 February 2008, and any further documents reasonably required by the appointed Single Expert, Mr K, by 8 February 2008. The costs of all parties were reserved, and the wife's Form 2 Application was otherwise dismissed.