Australia property settlementjust and equitable

Stanford v Stanford (Just and Equitable Threshold)

[2012] HCA 52

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2012

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Before altering existing property interests under s 79 of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), a court must first be satisfied that it is just and equitable to make any order at all; this is a separate and anterior question that must not be conflated with the assessment of contributions or the resulting division.

Area of Law

family

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