Bonner and Bonner

In *Bonner and Bonner*, Cronin J considered applications concerning spousal maintenance, parenting, and the distribution of proceeds from the sale of the former matrimonial home. The proceedings involved a husband and wife, with specific applications relating to the children's welfare and financial matters.

The court was required to determine the disposition of funds from the sale of the former matrimonial home, including the priority of various secured and unsecured debts, maintenance arrears, and the establishment of a controlled monies account for future payments and legal costs. Additionally, the court addressed interim parenting orders, including a husband's application to restrain the wife from taking the children to a particular church and variations to contact times. The court also considered outstanding spousal maintenance applications and the husband's application to discharge existing spousal maintenance orders.

Cronin J ordered that various applications, including those for spousal maintenance and interim parenting orders, be adjourned for determination by the Senior Registrar. The proceeds of the sale of the former matrimonial home were to be applied in a specific order, commencing with selling costs, conveyancing fees, and the discharge of mortgages, followed by payment of a company overdraft, maintenance arrears, and then the balance to be held in a controlled monies account. The court also made orders for spousal maintenance to be paid from the controlled account, for the wife to provide disclosure of bank records, and for a family report to be prepared urgently. The husband was granted leave to issue subpoenas for bank records, and the wife was restrained from leaving the children unsupervised with her father.