TOMARAS & TOMARAS (No.3)

In *Tomaras & Tomaras (No.3)*, Judge Howard of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the wife for a stay of orders made on 8 October 2019, pending an appeal. The dispute concerned family law matters, and the wife sought to prevent the enforcement of the earlier orders while her appeal was being heard.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the wife's application for a stay of the existing orders. This required the Court to exercise its discretion, applying established principles for determining whether to grant such a stay.

Judge Howard dismissed the wife's application for a stay. While the specific reasoning is not detailed in the provided text, the decision to dismiss the application indicates that the Court found insufficient grounds to exercise its discretion in favour of the wife. The Court also made further orders regarding the filing of an affidavit of service and adjourned contravention applications to a later date, requiring the personal attendance of the parties and their legal representatives. The Court indicated it might consider making final orders on the adjourned date if a party failed to attend without reasonable explanation.