Porter & Porter

In the case of Porter & Porter, the wife and husband, represented pro se, brought a claim for contravention of property orders against each other in the Family Court of Australia. The wife sought enforcement of the 2014 property settlement orders, while the husband sought relief including setting aside those orders. The third parties, Ms O and CC Pty Ltd, were also involved in the proceedings.

The court had to determine several legal issues, including whether the husband had contravened the 2014 orders by transferring his shares in CC Pty Ltd to S Pty Ltd, controlled by Ms O. The court also had to decide whether Ms O was bound by the February 2018 orders, which restrained her from disposing of property held by the trusts. The court further had to consider whether the wife was entitled to the relief she sought under the Family Law Act.

The court found that the husband had contravened the 2014 orders by transferring his shares in CC Pty Ltd to S Pty Ltd, controlled by Ms O. The court held that Ms O was bound by the February 2018 orders and had contravened them by causing CC Pty Ltd to distribute property to the husband. The court found that the wife was entitled to the relief she sought, including an order for the husband to pay the wife $1,133,577.50. The court also found that the husband's bankruptcy did not affect the wife's entitlement to the relief she sought.

The court ordered the husband to pay the wife $1,133,577.50. The court also made orders for the husband to provide documents and information to the wife to enable her to assess the value of the assets held by CC Pty Ltd and the trusts. The court further ordered that the February 2018 orders remain in force until further order.