Walmsley & Walmsley (No 3)

In *Walmsley & Walmsley (No 3)*, Dawe J considered financial matters in a marriage and family law proceeding. The dispute concerned property settlement and the conduct of the parties in relation to the proceedings.

The court was required to determine the procedural steps necessary to advance the financial aspects of the case towards resolution. This included setting deadlines for the filing and service of various documents, such as amended applications, affidavits, and updated financial statements, and considering the arrangements for witness attendance and costs.

Dawe J directed that the trial of financial matters be adjourned for four days commencing on 19 October 2010. The husband was granted leave to file an amended application for property settlement, his own affidavit, an updated Statement of Financial Circumstances, and an affidavit from his mother, Ms Walmsley Snr, limited to her observations on financial matters, provided these were filed by 4.00 pm on 30 June 2010. The wife was given leave to file updated affidavits and a Statement of Financial Circumstances by 4.00 pm on 30 July 2010. Both parties were ordered to file draft minutes of proposed orders by 4.00 pm on 1 October 2010, with a compliance check scheduled for 11 October 2010. The court also made orders regarding the husband's responsibility for the wages lost and other costs of the wife's witnesses, subject to certain conditions regarding the duration of their required attendance.