Planck & Planck

The matter of Planck & Planck involved a family law dispute between Mr. Planck, the applicant, and Ms. Planck, the respondent. Mr. Planck filed an application on 12 September 2023, presenting a series of unconventional and pseudolegal arguments challenging the validity of legislative acts and appointments by the sovereign, as well as alleging misuse of a seal or signet by the sovereign. The application sought relief in the context of their family law proceedings. The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia was tasked with assessing the legitimacy of these arguments within the family law framework.

The court was required to determine the validity and relevance of the applicant's pseudolegal claims in the context of the family law dispute. The legal issues centred on whether the arguments presented by Mr. Planck had any merit under family law and whether they were pertinent to the proceedings. The court needed to ascertain if these unconventional claims had any bearing on the family law matter at hand or if they were extraneous and without legal foundation.

In its reasoning, the court dismissed the application, finding that the arguments presented by Mr. Planck were not only irrelevant but also lacked any legal basis. The court held that the pseudolegal assertions did not constitute valid grounds for any relief in the family law proceedings. Furthermore, the court determined that the applicant's claims did not comply with the principles of law applicable to family law matters. Consequently, the application was dismissed, and the court ordered Mr. Planck to pay the respondent's costs of the application in the sum of $8,311.28. The form of the order is subject to the entry in the Court’s records, and any minor typographical or grammatical errors may be subject to review or variation.