Property Settlement Cases

 Calvin & McTier [2017] FamCAFC 125 Ordinarily, the first step that the court  takes in determining a property application is identifying and valuing the property of the parties. In this particular context, “property” has a broad definition and would typically...

The court has the power to re-distribute matrimonial property between the parties to a marriage. This power is set out in s 79(1) of the Family Law Act (“FLA”). Section s 79(2) of the Family Law Act limits the use of this power to circumstances where making such order...