Kent and Kent (No 3)

In the matter of *Kent and Kent (No 3)*, Hogan J of the Family Court of Australia considered applications concerning the preservation of marital assets, where the majority of the parties' property was located in Papua New Guinea. The Wife sought to preserve remaining funds, while the Husband had applied for an order that the Wife pay him half of the funds held in her bank account.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether to grant an injunction restraining the Husband from making further withdrawals from a superannuation fund in Papua New Guinea, and whether to order the Wife to pay the Husband half of the funds in her bank account. The court was also required to determine the disposition of the applications made by each party.

Hogan J granted the injunction sought by the Wife, restraining the Respondent husband from making any further withdrawals from the E Trust. The court dismissed the Husband's application for an order that the Wife pay him half of the funds in her bank account. The court also dismissed specific paragraphs of the parties' respective filings concerning the applications. The parties were granted liberty to seek costs, with a detailed procedure for the filing and service of written submissions to be followed.