BULLEEN & BULLEEN
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[2011] FamCA 253
•12 April 2011
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BULLEEN & BULLEEN [2011] FamCA 253
[2011] FamCA 253
12 April 2011
CaseChat Overview and Summary
In the matter of *Bulleen & Bulleen*, heard before Cronin J, the dispute concerned the division and distribution of marital assets, specifically a collection of artwork. The wife sought orders relating to the disclosure of documents and the resumption of a previously suspended process for dividing the artwork, while the husband had filed a response to her application.
The court was required to determine whether to order the husband to provide specific documents as requested by the wife, and whether to vary existing orders to allow the process for the division and distribution of the artwork to recommence. The court also considered the wife's application and the husband's response in their entirety.
Cronin J ordered the husband to provide the specified documents within 14 days. Furthermore, the court varied previous orders to ensure the process for dividing and distributing the artwork resumed within 48 hours, as if it had not been suspended. The court also noted an error in a previous order and amended it accordingly. Save for any issues of costs, the wife's application and the husband's response were otherwise dismissed.
The court was required to determine whether to order the husband to provide specific documents as requested by the wife, and whether to vary existing orders to allow the process for the division and distribution of the artwork to recommence. The court also considered the wife's application and the husband's response in their entirety.
Cronin J ordered the husband to provide the specified documents within 14 days. Furthermore, the court varied previous orders to ensure the process for dividing and distributing the artwork resumed within 48 hours, as if it had not been suspended. The court also noted an error in a previous order and amended it accordingly. Save for any issues of costs, the wife's application and the husband's response were otherwise dismissed.
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BULLEEN & BULLEEN [2011] FamCA 253
Most Recent Citation
BULLEEN & BULLEEN [2012] FamCA 101
Cases Cited
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Statutory Material Cited
2
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[2001] NSWCA 156