Castle and Castle

The proceedings involved the parties, husband and wife, in a dispute concerning property settlement. The matter came before Loughnan J.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim property settlement and the disclosure of documents relevant to the sale of land. Specifically, the court needed to establish the quantum of interim payment, the deadline for its payment, and the specific documents the husband was to provide to the wife's solicitors. The court also addressed the ongoing disclosure obligations concerning future land sales.

Loughnan J made orders by consent of the parties. The husband was ordered to pay $75,000 into the trust account of the wife's solicitors by 3 February 2020 as interim property settlement. Further, the husband was directed to provide various documents to the wife's solicitors by 17 February 2020, including those previously specified in consent orders and documents relating to the sale of land at B Street, C Town, Queensland. This latter disclosure was to include contracts, sales advices, communications from solicitors and conveyancers, and bank statements showing the receipt and disbursement of sale proceeds, with continuing disclosure required for future sales. The court noted oral disclosure made by the husband regarding the sale of three lots of land, the net proceeds received, and the remaining available funds. The time for the husband to file and serve an Undertaking as to Disclosure was extended to 17 February 2020. The parties' costs were reserved.