BUCKLEY & BUCKLEY

In *Buckley & Buckley*, heard by Judge Henderson, the dispute concerned the division of property and the allocation of debts between the parties following their separation. The court was tasked with determining how the parties' remaining assets and liabilities should be distributed.

The central legal issues before the court were the equitable distribution of the parties' joint funds held by solicitors, the transfer of a motor vehicle, and the final division of all other assets and debts. Specifically, the court had to decide the quantum of funds to be paid to each party from the joint account, the ownership of the Holden motor vehicle, and the extent to which each party would be solely responsible for their respective debts and assets moving forward.

Judge Henderson ordered that the husband receive $18,000 from the joint funds held by Watts McCray solicitors. The remaining balance was to be paid to the wife, who was required to use these funds to clear her Centrelink debt. The wife was also ordered to transfer her interest in the Holden motor vehicle to the husband, with the husband to bear the costs of this transfer. Following these orders, each party was to retain all assets registered in their name, including superannuation, to the exclusion of the other. Furthermore, each party was to be solely responsible for and indemnify the other in respect of all debts registered in their name as at the date of the orders.