George and George

In the matter of *George and George*, Le Poer Trench J considered orders relating to the financial obligations of a husband to his wife, particularly concerning the education expenses of their child. The dispute centred on the husband's obligation to provide security for these payments and the wife's role in managing those funds.

The court was required to determine the terms under which the husband would secure his future payments for the child's expenses, the wife's responsibilities as trustee of these secured funds, and the conditions under which the wife could access the funds to meet the husband's obligations. Additionally, the court addressed the dismissal of the husband's applications and the allocation of legal costs.

Le Poer Trench J ordered that the husband provide the entirety of funds held by York Law on his behalf, approximately $54,614, to the wife as trustee. The wife was to hold these funds in a specific interest-bearing bank account, to be used solely for fulfilling the husband's obligations under a prior order of 27 January 2015, should he fail to meet his payment demands. The wife was to notify the husband and transfer the remaining funds to him upon the child ceasing to attend Q School. The husband's applications were dismissed, and he was ordered to pay the wife's legal costs from the date of transfer of proceedings to the court, assessed at $10,000. The husband had a 14-day window to apply to set aside or vary these orders, after which they would become final.