Martin and Martin and Ors

In the matter of *Martin and Martin and Ors*, Young J of the Family Court of Australia made orders concerning a dispute involving a wife, her husband, and a second respondent, as well as third and fourth respondents. The primary dispute appears to revolve around the sale of real property located at N in Victoria, which the wife sought to restrain the husband and the second respondent from selling without her prior written agreement or a court order. Additionally, there were related applications concerning a debt owed by H Constructions Pty Ltd to the third and fourth respondents.

The court was required to determine whether to grant interim injunctive relief to prevent the sale of the N property and to address the arrangements for monies paid to the third and fourth respondents in relation to a debt owed by H Constructions Pty Ltd. The court also needed to consider the consolidation of various extant applications and the allocation of costs.

Young J ordered that the husband and the second respondent be restrained from selling the N property without the wife's written agreement or a court order. Further orders directed the husband and second respondent to postpone or cancel the scheduled auction of the property and to notify their bankers and lenders. The court also mandated compliance with previous disclosure orders and reserved costs for the N property sale issues. In relation to the third and fourth respondents, by consent, leave was granted for them to file responses, and their applications were consolidated with other extant matters. Crucially, any monies paid to the third and fourth respondents concerning the debt were to be held in a trust account on behalf of the wife and the third and fourth respondents, pending further order, with liberty to apply for proven loss or damage.