Richardson and Richardson

In the matter of *Richardson and Richardson*, Loughnan JR considered an application by the wife concerning property and spousal maintenance. The wife sought to dismiss the husband's application filed in September 2008 and sought orders for the husband to pay various expenses related to a property at T Street, E, including council rates, water rates, insurance premiums, and mortgage instalments. She also sought interim spousal maintenance of $400 per week and exclusive occupation of the T Street property.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim orders concerning property and spousal maintenance. This included the husband's obligations regarding the T Street property, the quantum of spousal maintenance, and the wife's exclusive occupation of the T Street property. Further issues for determination involved the husband's duty to provide advance written notice before dealing with other specified properties, and the allocation of costs for legal representation and expert reports. The court also had to address the husband's disclosure obligations.

Loughnan JR made orders reflecting the wife's amended response. The husband was ordered to pay the outgoings for the T Street property and $400 per week by way of spousal maintenance, with the wife granted exclusive occupation of that property. The husband was also required to provide advance written notice before dealing with several other properties. The court ordered the husband to pay the wife's solicitors' costs for invoices received from them, and to meet the initial costs of any single expert, to be borne equally by the parties thereafter. Additionally, the husband was ordered to provide comprehensive financial disclosure within one month.