Judge Loughman
in the Federal Circuit Court at Sydney was recently called upon to consider a
matter where there had been very significant financial mis-dealings by a
husband, in the case of Rosario &
Rosario [2016] FamCA 170 (22 March 2016) (http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/170.html).
Over the
course of two years of litigation, the Husband appeared to disregard Court
orders providing for him to deposit funds, not deal with funds, or arrange for
the sale of shares and for funds to be paid to the Wife.
Instead,
funds...
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Sunday, 3 July 2016
ChildSupportman v SpousalMaintenanceman: Dawn of Justice?
Child support and spousal maintenance in Australia are two
very different things and are administered in two very different ways.
Surprisingly to some lawyers, many people do not understand
the reason for the distinction between the two types of payments may arise or
that they are even separate things .
Child support is usually based on a formula and assessment
made by the Commonwealth Department of Human Services (formerly the Child
Support Agency).
This formula is based on incomes, nights of care and the
number...
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