Trevi and Trevi
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[2017] FamCA 321
•18 May 2017
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Trevi and Trevi [2017] FamCA 321
[2017] FamCA 321
18 May 2017
CaseChat Overview and Summary
This matter concerned orders made by Thornton J in the Family Court of Australia, resolving financial and property disputes between a husband and wife. The primary dispute involved the division of the parties' assets, including superannuation interests and real property, and the wife's applications for spousal maintenance and departure orders.
The court was required to determine the appropriate distribution of the parties' property, including the wife's entitlement in the Trevi Family Superannuation Fund and the proceeds from the sale of the Suburb D property. Additionally, the court had to consider the wife's applications for spousal maintenance and departure orders, as well as the husband's application for costs.
Thornton J made detailed orders for the division of property. The husband was ordered to pay a significant sum to the wife and to facilitate the rollover of her superannuation entitlement. The Suburb D property was to be sold, with the proceeds distributed with a 60% share to the wife and 40% to the husband after sale costs. The parties were to retain other property in their possession, with specific provisions for joint bank accounts and superannuation benefits. The wife was also ordered to resign from her trustee positions in the Trevi Family Trust and Trevi Investment Trust. The wife's applications for spousal maintenance and departure orders, along with the husband's application for costs of a previous hearing, were dismissed. All other extant applications were also dismissed, and the matter was removed from the list.
The court was required to determine the appropriate distribution of the parties' property, including the wife's entitlement in the Trevi Family Superannuation Fund and the proceeds from the sale of the Suburb D property. Additionally, the court had to consider the wife's applications for spousal maintenance and departure orders, as well as the husband's application for costs.
Thornton J made detailed orders for the division of property. The husband was ordered to pay a significant sum to the wife and to facilitate the rollover of her superannuation entitlement. The Suburb D property was to be sold, with the proceeds distributed with a 60% share to the wife and 40% to the husband after sale costs. The parties were to retain other property in their possession, with specific provisions for joint bank accounts and superannuation benefits. The wife was also ordered to resign from her trustee positions in the Trevi Family Trust and Trevi Investment Trust. The wife's applications for spousal maintenance and departure orders, along with the husband's application for costs of a previous hearing, were dismissed. All other extant applications were also dismissed, and the matter was removed from the list.
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Family Law
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Equity & Trusts
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Injunction
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Trevi and Trevi [2017] FamCA 321
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