Atille and Atille

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[2009] FamCA 1071

13 November 2009


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Atille and Atille [2009] FamCA 1071 [2009] FamCA 1071 13 November 2009

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of *Atille and Atille*, Judicial Registrar Loughnan made orders concerning the division of property and financial resources between the parties. The dispute centred on the husband's obligation to pay a sum of $14,000 to the wife, and the mechanism for securing this payment. The orders also addressed the distribution of other property and potential future receipts by the husband.

The court was required to determine the terms of the property settlement, including the specific amount payable by the husband to the wife and the consequences of non-payment. This involved establishing a framework for the sale of a property if the primary payment obligation was not met, and also addressing the distribution of any funds the husband might receive from the liquidators of C Investments. Furthermore, the court needed to clarify the parties' entitlements to their respective properties and liabilities.

Judicial Registrar Loughnan ordered that the husband pay $14,000 to the wife within four months. In default of this payment, the husband was to arrange for the sale of a specified property by private treaty, with proceeds to cover sale expenses, discharge of any mortgage, the wife's $14,000 payment plus interest, and the balance to the husband. If the property was not sold within eight months, it was to be sold by public auction under similar conditions. The orders also stipulated that if the husband received any payment from the liquidators of C Investments after a specified date, he was to pay half of such receipts to the wife. The remaining orders clarified the parties' sole entitlement to property in their possession, bank accounts, superannuation, insurance policies, and liabilities, with provisions for the Registrar of the Family Court to execute documents if a party failed to do so.
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Areas of Law

  • Family Law

  • Property Law

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  • Remedies

  • Injunction

  • Costs

  • Jurisdiction

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Statutory Material Cited

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Noetel & Quealey [2005] FamCA 677
Norbis v Norbis [1986] HCA 17
Gronow v Gronow [1979] HCA 63