Sykes and Sykes

In *Sykes and Sykes*, heard by Judge Boyle, the husband sought to vary a final order made in 2014, while the wife sought to have that same order set aside. The dispute concerned property settlement orders previously made by the court.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the husband had established grounds to vary the existing property settlement orders, and alternatively, whether the wife had established grounds to set aside those orders.

Judge Boyle dismissed the husband's application, finding that he had not satisfied the threshold for varying the final orders. Similarly, the wife's application to set aside the orders was also dismissed, indicating that neither party was able to demonstrate the necessary legal basis for altering or nullifying the original settlement. The court's decision implies that the existing orders were considered final and binding in the absence of sufficient evidence to justify intervention.