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Kennon v Spry (Trusts in Family Law)

[2008] HCA 56
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2008
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Property in a discretionary trust may be treated as a party's property under s.79 FLA where they are trustee and beneficiary with effective control.

Area of Law

family

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Masson v Parsons (2019) 266 CLR 554
Stanford v Stanford (2012) 247 CLR 108
Stanford v Stanford (Just and Equitable Threshold) [2012] HCA 52

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