Pitte and Pitte (No 2)

In *Pitte and Pitte (No 2)*, the Honourable Justice Cronin of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the husband concerning costs. The wife was ordered to pay a specific sum towards the husband's costs, to be satisfied from her entitlement to the husband. The husband's application filed on 1 April 2009 was otherwise dismissed, and all proceedings were removed from the list of cases awaiting a hearing.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of costs payable by the wife to the husband. This involved assessing the appropriate quantum of costs and the method by which those costs were to be discharged. The court also had to consider whether the husband's application should proceed or be dismissed.

Justice Cronin's reasoning and the principles applied are not detailed in the provided text. However, the orders indicate a decision on the financial consequences of the proceedings and a conclusion to the husband's specific application. The dismissal of the application and the removal of proceedings from the hearing list suggest that the court found no further basis for the husband's claims to be pursued at that time.