Sumey and Sumey and Anor

In the matter of *Sumey and Sumey and Anor*, Rees J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for spousal maintenance and a partial property settlement. The dispute involved a husband and wife, with the wife seeking financial support from the husband and a portion of funds held in trust by their solicitors.

The court was required to determine the appropriate level of spousal maintenance to be paid by the husband to the wife, and to make orders regarding the disbursement of funds held in trust for a partial property settlement.

Rees J ordered that the husband pay spousal maintenance to the wife in the sum of $920 per week, commencing on 26 October 2015 and continuing weekly thereafter. Additionally, the court ordered that both parties take all necessary steps to authorise their solicitors, Swaab Attorneys, to release $100,000 from trust funds held for them to the wife, as a partial property settlement.