Schult and Little

In the matter of *Schult and Little*, heard before Judge Brown, the applicant sought leave to proceed with an application for the settlement of de facto property out of time. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties regarding the property settlement was not detailed in the provided text.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the applicant leave to file their property settlement application after the statutory time limit had expired, pursuant to section 44(6) of the *Family Law Act 1975*.

Judge Brown granted the applicant leave to proceed with the application out of time. The court then made directions for the parties to attend a conciliation conference with a registrar, with leave for them and their legal representatives to attend by telephone. Further directions included the applicant's responsibility for the conciliation conference fee, the exchange of informal discovery of relevant documents by a specified date, and an adjournment for further directions.