SISCO & BOOTHE

In the matter of SISCO & BOOTHE, the Wife sought property orders from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The Husband had not filed any material or participated in the proceedings, other than a single appearance at an interim hearing, and the matter proceeded on an undefended basis.

The primary legal issue before Judge Bender was to determine the appropriate division of the parties' asset pool, including the Husband's superannuation, in circumstances where the Husband had not engaged with the proceedings.

Judge Bender ordered a superannuation split in relation to the Husband's superannuation, with a base amount of $50,000. The Wife was to receive 65% of the parties' asset pool for division, and the Husband was to receive 35%. The matter was adjourned for mention on 11 February 2019 at 9:30 am.