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New Zealand Case Law

Dispositions to trust s44 and s44c
  • 17 Jul 2013

    SIMON v WRIGHT [2013] NZHC 1809

    Citation
    [2013] NZHC 1809
    Court
    High Court

    Appeal dismissed; Family Court's equal division upheld because the wife did not establish extraordinary circumstances under s13; the husband's covert transfer and wife's non‑disclosure justified a s44C compensation award of $66,250; the husband's borrowings were relationship debt under s20; no occupation rent ordered; husband was not obliged to obtain trust distributions.

    • Relationship property division
    • Extraordinary circumstances s13
    • Dispositions to trust s44 and s44c
    • Occupation rent s18b
    • Relationship debt s20
    • Misconduct s18a