Hodak and Hodak (No. 2)

In *Hodak and Hodak (No. 2)*, Johns J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the husband seeking enforcement of final property orders made in January 2020, as well as damages. The wife sought the dismissal of the husband's application.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the wife had breached the final orders as alleged by the husband, and whether the court possessed the power to grant the relief sought by the husband, including damages.

Johns J found that the husband's application had little merit and that the wife had not been found to have breached any of the orders. Furthermore, the court determined that a number of the orders sought by the husband were beyond its jurisdictional power. Consequently, the husband's application was dismissed.

By consent, the husband was granted leave to withdraw his Response to an Application in a Case filed on 1 September 2020. The wife was ordered to sign documents to effect her removal as a signatory to the bank accounts of the Husband's Entities within 7 days of production by the husband. The husband's Response to an Application in a Case filed on 9 September 2020 was otherwise dismissed. Provisions were made for the filing of written submissions regarding costs.