Marlowe-Dawson and Dawson (No 2)

This matter concerned property orders and maintenance applications between the husband and wife, heard by Kent J. The dispute involved the division of various assets, including interests in a firm, retirement benefits, and properties located in the United Kingdom and Australia. The court was also required to determine applications for spousal and child maintenance.

The primary legal issues before the court were the division of the parties' property, including the distribution of proceeds from the sale of a United Kingdom property, the allocation of specific assets and liabilities, and the determination of spousal and child maintenance obligations. The court needed to consider the financial contributions and needs of each party, as well as the welfare of the children, in making these determinations.

Kent J made detailed property orders, including the sale of a property in S Street, Town P, United Kingdom, with specific provisions for the conduct of the sale, the application of sale proceeds, and the division of net proceeds (70% to the wife, 30% to the husband, with adjustments). The wife was to receive certain properties and assets, while the husband was to retain others. The court also addressed the discharge and refinancing of various mortgages and loans, with indemnities provided between the parties. The wife's application for spousal maintenance was dismissed.

The court ordered the husband to pay adult child maintenance for two children attending full-time tertiary education, with payments adjusted annually by CPI, and to cover health insurance and certain educational expenses. The husband was also ordered to pay child maintenance for a younger child, also subject to CPI adjustments, and to cover specific educational and health-related expenses. The court also made provisions for variations to maintenance orders in certain employment scenarios for the husband.