SAINTCLAIRE & SAINTCLAIRE

In *Saintclaire & Saintclaire*, Rose J of the Family Court of Australia considered an oral application by the husband to adjourn property settlement proceedings. The wife opposed the adjournment.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the husband's application for an adjournment of the property settlement proceedings should be granted. This required the court to consider the principles governing adjournments in family law matters, particularly in the context of an oral application made during the hearing.

Rose J refused the husband's application. The court applied the well-established principles for granting adjournments, which generally require a demonstration of good cause and that the adjournment is in the interests of justice. In this instance, the husband failed to satisfy the court that there were sufficient grounds to warrant delaying the proceedings, and the court determined that proceeding with the hearing was appropriate.

The court ordered that the husband's oral application for adjournment be refused.