NOLAN & NOLAN

In *Nolan & Nolan*, the wife sought spousal maintenance from the husband. The court was required to determine whether the wife met the threshold for spousal maintenance, considering her income and expenses, and whether certain claimed expenditures for the children should be excluded from her maintenance claim.

The court applied the principles established in *Stein & Stein* (2000) FLC 93-004, which exclude expenditure for children from a claim for spousal maintenance. The court found that the wife's income exceeded her expenses, meaning she did not meet the threshold test for spousal maintenance.

Consequently, the wife's application for spousal maintenance was dismissed. The court did, however, make orders regarding the husband's responsibility for certain loan interest payments and his directors' loan account.