ESPERANZA & GIMENEZ

The parties to this proceeding were a husband and wife. The wife sought orders for the payment of a sum of money, and the husband sought to have that application dismissed. The matter came before Cronin J in the Family Court of Australia.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the wife was entitled to the sum of $21,477.80 from the husband, as claimed in her application. This involved an assessment of the financial arrangements between the parties and the legal basis for the wife's claim.

Cronin J ordered that the husband pay the wife the sum of $21,477.80 on or before 4.00pm on 28 December 2012. The Court further ordered that the wife's application filed on 10 December 2012 be otherwise dismissed.