BENSON & BENSON

In *Benson & Benson*, heard before Gill J, the husband sought an adjustment of the parties' property under section 79 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The wife, in turn, applied for spousal maintenance and costs.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the husband's power to seek an adjustment of property under section 79 of the *Family Law Act 1975* had been exhausted.

Gill J dismissed the husband's application for property adjustment. The court's reasoning and the specific legal principles applied in reaching this conclusion are not detailed in the provided text. However, the outcome indicates that the court found against the husband's claim under section 79.

The court ordered that the husband's application for property adjustment be dismissed. The wife's applications for spousal maintenance and costs were adjourned for further directions, with any further applications filed by either party before the next directions hearing also to be listed on that date.