Pillai and Doshi (No 4)

In *Pillai and Doshi (No 4)*, Young J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the husband and a response by the wife concerning financial matters. The proceedings arose from earlier orders made on 8 March 2011.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the husband's application filed on 1 June 2011, which sought specific financial orders, and the wife's response filed on 1 July 2011, which sought other financial orders. The central issue was the distribution of funds from a joint bank account and the payment of costs.

Young J ordered that a sum of $2,900 be paid directly to the husband's Westpac Mastercard account, and a sum of $5,000 be paid to the wife. Both payments were to be authorised and made from the parties' joint Commonwealth Bank account. The husband's application filed on 1 June 2011 was otherwise dismissed, with the husband granted fourteen days to apply for reinstatement upon filing proper material. The wife's response filed on 1 July 2011 was also dismissed. The husband was ordered to pay the wife's costs of the appearance, fixed at $475, to be paid prior to any distribution of monies to the husband. The court also certified that the matter reasonably required the attendance of a solicitor appearing as counsel for the wife.