Strahan and Strahan (No. 6)

In the matter of *Strahan and Strahan (No. 6)*, Strickland J considered directions in a family law proceeding between a husband and wife. The dispute concerned various aspects of their separation, including financial matters and interim child issues.

The court was required to determine the procedural steps necessary to advance the proceedings, including the timeline for the production of a single expert's report, the process for parties to raise issues with that report, and the filing and service of responding documents. Specifically, the court needed to set deadlines for the expert's draft and final reports, and for the husband to file and serve his response to the wife's application and affidavit concerning interim child matters.

Strickland J made a series of orders to manage the progression of the case. These included directing the single expert to provide her draft report by 31 October 2008, and allowing parties to raise written issues with the expert by 14 November 2008. The court also set a date for a directions hearing on 19 November 2008, with liberty to vacate it if unnecessary. The expert's final report was to be filed and served by 1 December 2008. Furthermore, the husband's time to file responding documents to the wife's 18 July 2008 application was extended to 25 August 2008, and he was granted leave to file an affidavit responding to the wife's interim child issues affidavit by 29 August 2008.