Percival and Percival (No. 2)
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[2007] FamCA 1093
•31 August 2007
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Percival and Percival (No. 2) [2007] FamCA 1093
[2007] FamCA 1093
31 August 2007
CaseChat Overview and Summary
In *Percival and Percival (No. 2)*, Guest J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the wife filed on 6 July 2007. The precise nature of the dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but it involved an application made by the wife within existing proceedings between the parties.
The central legal issue before the court was whether the wife's Form 2 Application should be dismissed. The court was required to determine the merits of this application and, consequently, the appropriate orders to be made in relation to it.
Guest J dismissed the wife's application. The court ordered that the wife pay the husband's costs of and incidental to the application, fixed at $771.60. Furthermore, the court certified that the matter reasonably required the attendance of a solicitor acting as Counsel, pursuant to rule 19.51 of the *Family Law Rules 2004*. The judgment delivered ex tempore was directed to be transcribed and placed on the court file.
The central legal issue before the court was whether the wife's Form 2 Application should be dismissed. The court was required to determine the merits of this application and, consequently, the appropriate orders to be made in relation to it.
Guest J dismissed the wife's application. The court ordered that the wife pay the husband's costs of and incidental to the application, fixed at $771.60. Furthermore, the court certified that the matter reasonably required the attendance of a solicitor acting as Counsel, pursuant to rule 19.51 of the *Family Law Rules 2004*. The judgment delivered ex tempore was directed to be transcribed and placed on the court file.
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