Moffett and Moffett

In the matter of *Moffett and Moffett*, Henderson J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia was required to determine an application for spousal maintenance. The specific details of the dispute between the parties, Mr. and Mrs. Moffett, are not elaborated upon in the provided text, beyond the fact that a claim for spousal maintenance was made by the wife.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the wife was entitled to receive spousal maintenance from the husband, and if so, the appropriate quantum and commencement date for such payments. This involved assessing the financial circumstances of both parties and determining if the threshold for an order for spousal maintenance was met.

Henderson J ordered that, pending further order, the husband was to pay the wife $2,600 per week by way of spousal maintenance. These payments were to commence forthwith. The Court noted that the precise form of this order was contingent upon its formal entry into the Court's records.