Sompe and Sompe

In the matter of *Sompe and Sompe*, heard before Cronin J, the dispute concerned applications for interim orders and contravention proceedings. The wife sought various interim orders and had filed applications on 10 December 2009 and 19 January 2010. The husband had not been personally served with these applications, leading to the wife's application for substituted service.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the wife's application for substituted service of the filed documents upon the husband. This involved determining if the proposed method of service was likely to bring the documents to the husband's attention, given his apparent absence from his usual address.

Cronin J ordered that all outstanding applications for interim orders be adjourned to a specific date. Crucially, the court granted the wife's application for substituted service, directing that specified documents, including copies of the applications and affidavits, be served upon the husband by post to two nominated addresses. The court also ordered that the reasons for judgment be transcribed and placed on the file, and certified that it was reasonable to engage counsel. The wife's costs for the day were fixed and reserved.