Monette and Monette

In *Monette and Monette*, Henderson J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the wife seeking to stay proceedings permanently and dismiss associated applications.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the wife's Initiating Application, filed on 8 June 2017, and all associated applications within the case, should be permanently stayed and dismissed.

Henderson J determined that the wife's application for a permanent stay should be granted. The court reasoned that the wife had failed to establish the necessary grounds for a permanent stay of proceedings. Consequently, the court ordered that the wife's Initiating Application filed on 8 June 2017 be permanently stayed, and all associated applications in the case were dismissed.