Narron & Narron

In the matter of *Narron & Narron*, Ms Narron (the applicant wife) and Mr Narron (the respondent husband) brought proceedings before the Court. The dispute concerned various financial matters arising from their marital relationship, including property settlement, spousal maintenance, and the occupation of a property.

The Court was required to determine the terms of interim orders concerning the parties' financial arrangements. Specifically, the Court needed to decide on the wife's sole occupation of the matrimonial home, the husband's financial obligations in relation to that property, the quantum and commencement of spousal maintenance payable by the husband to the wife, and the method and timing of partial property settlements. Furthermore, the Court was tasked with making orders for the joint instruction of a single expert valuer to assess the value of the husband's business and shares.

The Court ordered that the wife have sole occupation of the property at B Street, Suburb C, New South Wales, with the husband to meet all mortgage instalments, rates, taxes, and outgoings. Neither party was permitted to encumber the property without the other's consent. The husband was ordered to pay the wife $1,320.00 per week in spousal maintenance, commencing seven days from the date of the order, and to deposit this amount into the wife's nominated account. Additionally, the husband was directed to pay the wife $33,000.00 within seven days as partial property settlement, and a further $50,000.00 within fourteen days to her solicitors' trust account to assist with litigation funding. The parties were also ordered to jointly instruct a single expert valuer for the husband's business and shares, with specific timelines for the instruction process and the husband to bear the costs of the valuation. The matter was adjourned for further consideration.