Yum and WEN & Ors

The case of *Yum and WEN* concerned an application before Watts J in the Family Court of Australia. The dispute involved the division of property between a husband and wife. The wife sought orders regarding certain properties, including a property identified as "C property," while the husband also had interests in various assets.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether the wife had any interest in "C property," and how the matrimonial assets, including several other properties, monies, and chattels, should be divided between the parties pursuant to section 79 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The court was also required to determine the terms of any property settlement, including the transfer of specific properties, payment of monies, and indemnities for various debts and liabilities.

Watts J reasoned that the wife had no interest in "C property" and ordered that the husband transfer two other properties to the wife. The wife was also ordered to pay the husband a sum of $19,129 contemporaneously with these transfers. The court further ordered that the wife receive monies from a controlled monies account and the husband receive monies from his solicitor's account. The husband was to indemnify the wife against any debts owed to his brother or others, and the parties were declared the legal owners of all other assets in their respective possession. The Registrar was appointed to execute documents if a party failed to do so.