Murillo and Murillo

In the matter of *Murillo and Murillo*, Stevenson J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application by the wife to join a third party, Ms B, as a respondent to the proceedings. The wife also sought to amend her application and discharge a previous order.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether the wife required leave to join Ms B as a respondent, the merits of the wife's application to amend her originating application, and the appropriateness of discharging an existing order. The court also had to determine the future case management of the proceedings.

Stevenson J determined that the wife did not require leave to join Ms B as a respondent. However, the court dismissed paragraph 2 of the wife's Application in a Case filed on 9 April 2019, finding it lacked merit. Consequently, Order 4 made on 18 June 2019 was discharged. The proceedings were then referred to the Docket Registrar for case management.