Petrucci and Petrucci

In the matter of *Petrucci and Petrucci*, Judicial Registrar Loughnan considered a dispute concerning the distribution of funds held by the wife's solicitor. The proceedings involved the wife and the husband, and the central issue revolved around the allocation of these funds, specifically in relation to assessed costs.

The court was required to determine how the funds held by the wife's solicitor should be disbursed. This involved deciding the quantum of costs payable to the wife in respect of the costs proceedings and the subsequent distribution of any remaining balance.

Judicial Registrar Loughnan ordered that the wife's solicitor was to pay $3,000 from the held funds to the wife, representing her assessed costs for the costs proceedings. Following this payment, the solicitor was directed to pay the remaining balance of those funds to the husband.