Kaiser and Kaiser

In the matter of *Kaiser and Kaiser*, Judge Small considered applications by the wife for spousal maintenance and property settlement. The dispute concerned the financial arrangements between the husband and wife, including ongoing living expenses for the wife and children, the division of a motor vehicle, and the division of superannuation interests.

The court was required to determine the extent of the husband's obligation to provide periodic spousal maintenance for the wife and children, specifically regarding rental costs and utility payments. Additionally, the court needed to determine the division of the net proceeds from the sale of a motor vehicle and the apportionment of a splittable payment from the husband's superannuation fund. The court also had to consider how other property would be divided and the liabilities associated with it.

The court ordered that the husband pay periodic spousal maintenance for the wife and children, covering rent up to $950 per week (indexed) and gas and electricity for their primary residence until 30 June 2024. Specific directions were given for the wife to provide the husband's contact details to her landlord and utility providers, and for the husband to confirm his obligations in writing. The husband was also ordered to sell a motor vehicle and pay the net proceeds to the wife. Regarding superannuation, the wife was entitled to 100% of the husband's interest in a specified fund as it stood on 8 July 2016, in accordance with section 90MT(1)(b) of the *Family Law Act 1975*. The court also ordered that each party would be solely entitled to other property in their possession, with specific provisions for insurance policies, liabilities, severance of joint tenancies, and forgoing claims to inheritances.