Kelby and Kelby

This matter concerned an application before Le Poer Trench J in the Family Court of Australia. The dispute involved financial obligations of the husband to a company and the wife, arising from previous proceedings.

The court was required to determine the husband's obligation to pay a specific sum to Company P, and how this payment would be secured against his entitlement to any final property order. Additionally, the court needed to address the husband's liability for the wife's costs in relation to specific applications filed in July and August 2016, and the wife's costs associated with the single expert's response filed in September 2016.

Le Poer Trench J ordered that the husband pay $7,977.75 to Company P within seven days, with this payment to operate as a charge against his interest in any final property order. The husband was also ordered to pay the wife's costs for the applications filed on 25 July 2016 and 22 August 2016, as well as her costs for appearing in relation to the single expert's response. The wife was directed to inform the trial judge or the judge making consent orders of any non-compliance by the husband with these orders, to ensure that any final property order accounted for outstanding payments to the single expert. The Docket Registrar was also directed to bring these orders to the attention of the trial judge.