Tarelli and Langley (No 3)

In *Tarelli and Langley (No 3)*, Henderson J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the mother for a stay of proceedings. The dispute concerned final hearing dates that had been scheduled for August 2020.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the mother's application for a stay of the scheduled final hearing dates. The Court was required to determine if exceptional circumstances warranted postponing the hearing.

Henderson J granted the mother's stay application, finding that the appeal should be heard as expeditiously as possible. The Court ordered that the final hearing dates of 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12 August 2020 would remain in Justice Henderson’s docket to hear this matter, subject to the formal entry of the order.