MJ & JBD and Anor

This matter concerned orders made by Judicial Registrar W P Johnston on 31 May 2006, in proceedings between MJ & JBD (the father) and another party (the mother). The dispute involved financial arrangements and child maintenance following the breakdown of the parties' relationship.

The court was required to determine the terms of financial orders, including the deposit of a specific sum of money into a joint account, the payment of periodic child maintenance, and the adjustment of these payments. Additionally, the court considered an application to set aside a property transfer and the distribution of proceeds from a sale. The court also had to address the commencement of these orders and the appointment of registrars to execute documents if a party failed to do so.

The Judicial Registrar ordered the father to deposit $205,920 into a joint account, with withdrawals requiring both parties' signatures. The father was also ordered to pay weekly child maintenance of $220 for their child, commencing from December 2004, with adjustments to be made annually based on the English Consumer Price Index. The mother's application to set aside a property transfer was dismissed, and directions were given for the net proceeds of sale of a property to be paid to a third party, LD. The orders were to commence on 21 June 2006, with leave granted to re-list for submissions on the form of orders and costs prior to that date. The registrars of the Court were appointed to sign documents if a party failed to do so.