Garwin and Garwin

The parties to this proceeding were a husband and wife, and the dispute concerned interim spousal maintenance. The matter came before Loughnan JR in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of an appropriate amount for interim spousal maintenance to be paid by the husband to the wife pending final resolution of their proceedings.

By consent of the parties, orders were made in accordance with a draft minute of consent order. The court ordered that the husband pay to the wife the sum of $2,300 per week by way of interim spousal maintenance. This payment was to commence within seven days of the date of the order and continue weekly thereafter until further order of the court.