Woodham and Woodham and Ors

In the matter of *Woodham and Woodham and Ors*, Cronin J considered applications made by the wife in proceedings concerning property settlement. The dispute involved the wife seeking to join certain trusts as respondents to the proceedings, and the court was required to determine whether these trusts should be included in the property settlement proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the trustees of the trusts named in the wife's amended application should be dismissed from the proceedings. This involved an assessment of the wife's claims against these entities and whether they constituted a proper basis for their joinder as respondents in the family law property settlement matter.

Cronin J ordered that E Pty Ltd, as trustee for E Unit Trust, be removed as a respondent. Furthermore, paragraphs 2 and 4 of the application filed by Ms Gleeson and the trustees of the trusts named in the wife's amended application were dismissed. The court also made directions regarding the filing of amended applications, the determination of costs, and adjourned other outstanding applications to a future date, with leave for parties to vacate the return date if issues were resolved.