King and King

In the matter of *King and King*, the Honourable Justice Cronin of the Family Court of Australia made orders concerning property located in Lebanon and the travel of one of the parties. The dispute involved the transfer of jointly owned plots of land in Lebanon and the discharge of an existing travel restriction on the husband, Mr King.

The court was required to determine the specific steps necessary for the transfer of Lebanese property into the joint names of the husband and wife. Additionally, the court considered the husband's application to have an order restraining him from leaving Australia discharged, and whether to dismiss the parties' respective applications concerning property division.

Justice Cronin ordered that Mr King attend the Lebanese Consulate-General with necessary documentation to transfer two plots of land in Lebanon into the joint names of the husband and wife. The court also ordered that a copy of these orders be served on the Consulate by the wife's solicitors. Crucially, the order restraining Mr King from leaving Australia was discharged, with a request to the Australian Federal Police to give effect to this permission for his departure. The amended application filed by the wife and the husband's response were otherwise dismissed. The court also noted that existing orders restraining RY, born in 1977, from leaving Australia remained in force for the purposes of the Australian Federal Police.