Domestic Violence and Property Settlement

FAMILY LAW – PROPERTY – where the parties were married for twenty-seven years – where the parties engaged in a farming enterprise – equity of exoneration – whether the parties should be exonerated in respect of liability – where the wife asserts her contributions were made more onerous by the presence of domestic violence in the parties’ relationship – Kennon & Kennon – where the husband’s mother made significant financial contributions to the parties’ relationship

Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Brandt and Brandt (1997) FLC 92-758
D & D [2005] FamCA 1462 at [271]
Hoffman & Hoffman [2014] FamCAFC 92
Kennon v Kennon [1997] FamCA 27; (1997) FLC 92-757
Mallet and Mallet [1984] HCA 21; (1984) 156 CLR 605
Parsons v McBain [2001] FCA 376; (2001) 109 FCR 120
Norbis v Norbis [1986] HCA 17; (1986) 161 CLR 513 at 522
Rosati & Rosati [1998] FamCA 38; (1998) FLC 92-804
Spagnadi & Spagnadi [2003] FamCA 905
Stanford & Stanford [2012] HCA 52; (2012) 247 CLR 108
Steinbrenner & Steinbrenner [2008] FamCAFC 193

Ms Hunter

Mr Hunter

D Pty Ltd

BRC

10255

of

2011

3 December 2015

Brisbane

Brisbane

Hogan J

26, 27, 28, 29, 30 August 2013,
6 November 2013, 4 March 2014