Simonson and Mochtar (No 2)

In *Simonson and Mochtar (No 2)*, Gill J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for Consent Orders concerning property settlement between the parties. The application, filed on 3 April 2017, was ultimately dismissed by the Court.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the proposed Consent Orders were "just and equitable" as required by section 79(1) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This involves an assessment of whether the proposed division of property is fair and reasonable in all the circumstances of the case.

Gill J dismissed the application because the proposed Consent Orders were not found to be just and equitable. While the specific reasons for this determination are not detailed in the provided text, the Court's role in approving consent orders necessitates an independent assessment of their fairness, even when agreed upon by the parties. The Court must be satisfied that the orders meet the statutory threshold of being just and equitable before they can be made.

Consequently, the Court ordered that the application for Consent Orders filed on 3 April 2017 be dismissed.