Walford and Walford

In *Walford and Walford*, the wife filed an application on 11 January 2008, initiating proceedings in the Family Court of Australia. The core of the dispute concerned final orders relating to child support.

The court was required to determine the procedural steps necessary to advance the resolution of the child support dispute, including the timing for filing amended applications, responses, and affidavit material from both parties. The court also needed to establish a schedule for the inspection of financial documents relevant to the proceedings.

Justice Cronin ordered that the wife's application be listed for a two-day hearing commencing on 23 February 2008. The court mandated specific dates for the parties to file and serve amended applications, responses, and affidavit evidence. Crucially, the court also ordered the mutual inspection of a comprehensive list of financial documents, including tax returns, bank statements, BAS statements, invoices, rental agreements, Centrelink statements, and Visa statements, to be made available by a specified date. Each party was also required to file and serve a financial statement by 26 November 2008.