PRESTON & PRESTON

In *Preston & Preston*, the Family Court of Australia considered a property settlement dispute between a husband and wife. The specific nature of the dispute, beyond the need for property settlement, is not detailed in the provided text.

The central legal issue before Cronin J was the appropriate division of the parties' property under section 79 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This required the court to determine the quantum of financial resources to be transferred from the husband to the wife as a partial settlement.

Cronin J ordered that the husband pay the wife the sum of $120,000. This payment was designated as a partial settlement of property. All interim applications made by the parties were otherwise dismissed.