Hodges and Hodges (No 2)

In *Hodges and Hodges (No 2)*, Strickland J of the Family Court of Australia was required to determine the precise distribution of funds between the parties following an earlier order. The dispute concerned the allocation of a specific sum of money held in two HSBC bank accounts.

The central legal issue before the court was how to amend a previous order made on 12 March 2010 to accurately reflect the division of funds. This involved clarifying the total amount available and the specific amounts to be paid to each party's solicitors for their respective clients.

Strickland J ordered that paragraph 1.3 of the previous orders be amended. The court specified that from the total sum of $1,703,642.00, comprising $1,496,452.00 in one HSBC account and $207,190.00 in another, the sum of $570,891.00 was to be paid to the wife's solicitors on her behalf. The remaining sum of $1,078,237.00 was to be paid to the husband's solicitors on his behalf.