Hornley & Hornley

[2023] FedCFamC1F 557

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA

(DIVISION 1)

Hornley & Hornley [2023] FedCFamC1F 557

File number:

WOC 840 of 2021

Judgment of:

CAMPTON J

Date of judgment:

7 July 2023

Catchwords:

FAMILY LAW – PROPERTY – Property adjustment pursuant to s 79 of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) – Consideration of the value of the husband and wife’s property available for adjustment, contributions and adjustments to the contributions – Where a just and equitable division of both the superannuation and non-superannuation pools of property is found to be 60 per cent in favour of the wife and 40 per cent in favour of the husband.

FAMILY LAW – SPOUSE MAINTENANCE – Where the husband is to pay a weekly sum of $500 to the wife until the adjusting sum is paid and $200 per week for 18 months thereafter.  

Legislation:

Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) ss 72, 74, 75, 79

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (Cth) s 43

Cases cited:

Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99

Bevan and Bevan (1995) FLC 92-600; [1995] FamCA 95

Currie v Hamilton [1984] 1 NSWLR 687

De Angelis and De Angelis (2003) FLC 93-133; [1999] FamCA 1609

Fewster & Drake (2016) FLC 93-745; [2016] FamCAFC 214

Hall v Hall (2016) 257 CLR 490; [2016] HCA 23

Horrigan & Horrigan [2020] FamCAFC 25

Kennon v Kennon (1997) FLC 92-757; [1997] FamCA 27

Seitzinger & Seitzinger (2014) FLC 93-626; [2014] FamCAFC 244

Stanford & Stanford (2012) 247 CLR 108; [2012] HCA 52

White and Tulloch (1995) FLC 92-640; [1995] FamCA 127

Division:

Division 1 First Instance

Number of paragraphs:

152

Date of hearing:

8–9 June 2023

Place:

Sydney

Counsel for the Applicant:

Ms Haughton

Solicitor for the Applicant:

Ca Williams Legal Pty Ltd

Counsel for the Respondents:

Mr Reeve

Solicitor for the Respondents:

Marsdens Law Group

Counsel for the Respondents:

Mr Harper

Solicitor for the Respondents:

Meehans Solicitors Law Group

ORDERS

WOC 840 of 2021

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (DIVISION 1)

BETWEEN:

MS HORNLEY

Applicant

AND:

MR B HORNLEY

First Respondent

MR C HORNLEY

Second Respondent

order made by:	CAMPTON J
DATE OF ORDER:	7 July 2023

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

Non-superannuation property

1.Within three months from the date of these orders:

(a)The husband shall pay or cause to be paid to the wife as she may direct in writing the sum of $464,897 (“the adjusting payment”); and

(b)Simultaneously with receipt of the adjusting payment, the wife shall do all such things and sign all such documents as are necessary to transfer to the husband her right, title and interest in the property at D Street, Suburb E (“the Suburb E property”) and the husband thereafter shall indemnify the wife in relation to any claim, action or liability relating to the Commonwealth Bank mortgage secured upon the Suburb E property; and

(c)Each of the parties shall do all such things and sign all such documents as are…