MOREIN & MOREIN

In *Morein & Morein*, the husband applied to the court for an order to release funds from the sale of the former matrimonial home to meet various liabilities, including outstanding school fees. The wife opposed this application, asserting that she had made arrangements to compromise the debt relating to the school fees. The matter came before Loughnan J.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant the husband's application for the release of funds to pay outstanding school fees, given the wife's opposition and her claims of having made arrangements for a compromise. The court was required to determine the appropriate interim orders concerning the payment of these fees from the proceeds of the property sale.

Loughnan J reasoned that it was appropriate to authorise the payment of past school fees from the controlled monies account holding the proceeds of the former matrimonial home. The court noted the intention for the parties to jointly negotiate a compromise regarding the quantum of these fees, referencing an email from the C Foundation. Consequently, the court ordered that the parties were at liberty to authorise the payment of past school fees to the relevant school authority within 14 days of settlement, or a later agreed date. The application concerning the negotiation of the compromise was adjourned for mention.