Maples and Maples

In *Maples and Maples*, the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the Wife to set aside consent orders made on 10 November 1999, and to restrain the Husband from dealing with the former matrimonial home.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the Wife had established grounds to set aside the previous consent orders pursuant to section 79A of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). A further issue concerned the appropriate interim orders to preserve the matrimonial home pending the final determination of the property settlement.

The Court found that the Wife had presented sufficient evidence to warrant setting aside the original consent orders. While the specific grounds for setting aside were not detailed in the provided text, the Court's decision to do so indicates that the threshold for demonstrating such grounds had been met. Consequently, the Court ordered that the previous consent orders be set aside and imposed an interim injunction restraining the Wife from dealing with the former matrimonial home without the Husband's written agreement or a further court order. The matter was adjourned for mention in the Federal Circuit Court.