Baudin and Baudin

In *Baudin and Baudin*, heard by Judge Hartnett, the dispute concerned the division of property between a husband and wife. The orders made by the court addressed the transfer of real property, financial settlements, and the disposition of other assets and liabilities.

The court was required to determine how the parties' property, including their former matrimonial home, should be divided. This involved making orders for the transfer of interests in real property, the payment of a sum of money, the discharge of a mortgage, and the allocation of other assets and liabilities between the parties. The court also needed to make provision for the enforcement of its orders.

Judge Hartnett ordered that the husband transfer his interest in the real property to the wife within sixty days, at the wife's expense. Upon transfer, the wife was to indemnify the husband against all liabilities relating to the property, and both parties were to discharge the mortgage and withdraw caveats at their respective expenses. Contemporaneously with the transfer, the wife was to pay the husband $81,250. Pending the transfer, the wife was granted sole occupation of the property and was to pay all outgoings. The court also made orders regarding the division of other property, insurance policies, superannuation, and liabilities, severing any joint tenancies. The wife was also ordered to make available the husband's tools and jewellery. The court appointed the Registrar of the Federal Circuit Court to execute documents on the husband's behalf if he failed to comply with the transfer order, and the husband was granted liberty to seek an urgent sale of the property if the wife failed to comply with her payment and transfer obligations. All other extant applications were dismissed.