27 Jan 2017
CULLEN v CULLEN [2017] NZHC 42
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 42
- Court
- High Court
Appeal dismissed; High Court upheld Family Court's factual findings and exercise of discretion: valuation at separation of depreciating fishing plant and chattels was appropriate given husband's unilateral control and use causing depreciation; $12,000 remained the wife's separate inheritance as evidenced by accountant note and husband's admission; most s18B claims by husband were rejected except an offsetting reimbursement determination with appropriate deductions; s18C compensation ordered was lawful because husband's deliberate actions/inactions post-separation materially diminished company…