McKay and Charles and Ors

In the matter of *McKay and Charles and Ors*, Bennett J considered applications arising from financial and parenting proceedings. The parties involved included the wife, the husband, and the husband's parents, Mr and Mrs McKay (Snr). The dispute encompassed various financial claims, including the wife's applications for litigation funding, spousal maintenance, sole use and occupation of a property, and an application against the husband's parents. Parenting proceedings concerning the child born in July 2006, specifically regarding the child's time with the husband over the Christmas season, were also before the court.

The court was required to determine the disposition of these financial and parenting matters. Specifically, it needed to address the wife's various financial applications, the application by Mr and Mrs McKay (Snr), and the parenting proceedings concerning the child's time with the husband. The court also had to consider the costs incurred by the parties due to proceedings on the day and the conditions under which those costs should be paid.

Bennett J ordered that documents produced in compliance with subpoenas be released for inspection and photocopying. The parenting proceedings were adjourned to a Senior Registrar's List for a specific date. Several financial applications, including those for litigation funding, spousal maintenance, sole use and occupation of a property, and the wife's application against Mr and Mrs McKay (Snr), were adjourned to be set down before Registrar Sikiotis in March 2008. The application by Mr and Mrs McKay (Snr) was also adjourned to a date to be fixed by Registrar Sikiotis in March 2008. The wife was ordered to pay the costs of the husband and Mr and Mrs McKay (Snr) thrown away on the day, with payment of these costs stayed until the determination of the property proceedings. The court also noted that a conciliation conference had been convened.