GABRYS & GABRYS

The Family Court of Australia considered property settlement, child support, and parenting matters between the parties. The dispute involved the division of marital assets, the husband's liability for child-related expenses, and security for the child's international travel.

The court was required to determine the just and equitable division of the parties' property, considering their contributions and future needs. It also had to assess the husband's liability for the child's educational and health-related costs, and whether these non-periodic payments should offset his administrative child support assessment. Furthermore, the court needed to address the husband's concerns about the wife being a flight risk and determine appropriate security for the child's international travel.

In relation to property, the court found that an even division of contributions was appropriate, with a small adjustment in the wife's favour due to other considerations under section 79(4)(d)-(g) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The court ordered the net proceeds of the sale of the former matrimonial home to be divided 59 per cent to the wife and 41 per cent to the husband. The wife was given an option to purchase a German motor vehicle. Regarding child support, the court ordered the husband to pay 100 per cent of the child's educational and private health insurance costs, with these non-periodic payments to count towards his total child support liability. The parties were ordered to equally share the child's boarding school fees, reflecting their significant capital. On the parenting issue, while acknowledging a risk of the child being retained overseas, the court permitted the child to holiday internationally under strict conditions, including the wife providing $75,000 as security for the child's return to Australia.