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Stanford v Stanford
(2012) 247 CLR 108
Key Principle
Before altering property interests under s 79 of the Family Law Act 1975 a court must be positively satisfied that it is just and equitable to make any order at all, and that anterior question is not to be answered by assuming that either party has a right to have the property pool divided or reallocated.
Area of Law
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