Shareef & Shareef

In the matter of *Shareef & Shareef*, Ms Shareef (the applicant mother) and Mr Shareef (the first respondent husband) were before the court, along with Ms B Shareef (the second respondent), who is the first respondent's father. The second respondent sought to enforce a registered mortgage security over the former matrimonial home. The court acknowledged that this issue was best determined at a final trial, where evidence could be produced and heard.

The primary legal issue before the court was how to manage the second respondent's application to enforce his mortgage security in the context of the ongoing family law proceedings. The court also considered the need for clarity regarding parenting orders sought by both the applicant mother and the first respondent father.

Foster J ordered that the second respondent's Application in a Case be consolidated into the substantive proceedings. The court also directed the applicant mother to file and serve an amended application detailing the parenting orders she sought, both finally and, if appropriate, on an interim basis. Furthermore, the court mandated attendance for child and parent intake assessment interviews for both the applicant and first respondent, and for the children to be made available for a Child and Parents Issues Assessment. The application for interim relief by the wife was adjourned generally, with liberty to restore. The parties were granted leave to issue subpoenas, and costs were reserved.