Crittenden and Crittenden

In *Crittenden and Crittenden*, Rees J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning property settlement. The dispute involved the husband seeking a payment of $150,000 from a controlled monies account held by B Pty Limited as a partial property settlement.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to authorise the payment of $150,000 from the controlled monies account to the husband as a partial property settlement. This required the court to consider the nature of the controlled monies account and the parties' entitlements within the context of their property settlement.

Rees J ordered that within seven days, the parties were to take all necessary steps and sign all required documents to authorise the payment of $150,000 to the husband. This payment was to be made from the controlled monies account held by B Pty Limited, by way of partial property settlement. The form of this order was noted as being subject to its formal entry into the Court's records.