30 Mar 2022
OLLIVER v SPARKS [2022] NZHC 622
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 622
- Court
- High Court
Leave to appeal was declined because no arguable error meeting the high threshold for interlocutory appeal was shown: the Court correctly held the applicant's current financial position is relevant under s 182 (following Preston v Preston), discovery orders were proportionate and necessary to allow assessment of the 'gap' required by the s 182 framework, the modest release of $1,500 to enable trustee discovery was justified, and refusing immediate service on the children was a pragmatic decision to avoid further delay; overall the interests of justice require prompt resolution after prolonged…