Miller and Miller (No.2)

In the matter of *Miller and Miller (No.2)*, Judge Dunkley of the Family Court of Australia considered an application to vary an urgent spousal maintenance order. The dispute concerned the appropriate level of spousal maintenance to be paid by the husband to the wife.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the existing urgent spousal maintenance order, made on 21 February 2014, should be varied. This required the court to assess the current financial circumstances of both parties and determine a just and equitable amount of maintenance.

Judge Dunkley varied the urgent spousal maintenance order, reducing the weekly payment from an unspecified amount to $97. This revised amount was to be paid weekly, commencing on 15 May 2014, and was to continue until the commencement of the final hearing of the husband's initiating application.