Post and Donner

This matter concerned an application by the Applicant mother against the Respondent father concerning property settlement and parenting orders. The dispute involved the division of significant assets, including real property and company interests, as well as superannuation entitlements. The court was also required to make orders regarding the parties' child, X, including the Applicant's liberty to accompany X to medical appointments.

The court was required to determine the appropriate division of the parties' property, including a property and two companies, and to make orders for the payment of a sum of money from the Respondent to the Applicant. Further issues included the division of furniture and chattels, and the allocation of superannuation benefits. The court also needed to address ongoing parenting arrangements concerning X's medical appointments and to make orders restraining the Respondent from dealing with certain assets pending the final property settlement.

The court made detailed orders for the division of property, including a significant payment from the Respondent to the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant relinquishing her interest in specified assets. In the event of non-payment, the real property was to be sold, with proceeds distributed according to a set hierarchy. The court also made specific orders regarding the division of superannuation entitlements, including the creation of a new interest for the Applicant and restrictions on the Respondent's ability to alter his superannuation benefits. The division of furniture and chattels was to be achieved by agreement, with a specific process outlined for selection if agreement was not reached. The court also made orders regarding personal items, joint bank accounts, insurance policies, and potential inheritances, and severed any joint tenancies. Finally, the court authorised a Registrar to sign documents on the Respondent's behalf if he failed to do so, pursuant to section 106A of the Family Law Act 1975.