WOODS & WOODS

The parties to this proceeding were Woods & Woods. The dispute concerned applications for spousal maintenance and child support. The matter came before Macmillan J of the Family Court of Australia.

The court was required to determine whether to grant an interim spousal maintenance order and whether to grant an application for a departure from the child support assessment for a child over the age of 18 years.

Macmillan J considered the principles governing interim spousal maintenance, including the applicant's need and the respondent's capacity to pay, balanced against the overall justice of the case. In relation to the child support application, the court examined the criteria for a departure from a child support assessment for a child over 18, focusing on whether the circumstances warranted such a departure. The court applied relevant provisions of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) and relevant case law.

The court made orders in relation to both applications.