Drew v Papatriantafillou [2009] NSWDC 353

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Drew v Papatriantafillou [2009] NSWDC 353

HEARING DATE(S): 10 August 2009 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 14 August 2009

JURISDICTION: District Court - Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Sidis DCJ

1. Verdict and judgement for the plaintiff in the sum of $80,000.00 2. The plaintiff is to file and serve written submissions in relation to costs by no later then 4:00pm on 19 August 2009. 3. The defendant is to file and serve written submissions in reply by no later then 4:00pm on 24 August 2009. DECISION: 4. Stood over to 26 August 2009 at 9:30am to deal with the issue of costs and the return of the exhibits. ___ Costs Hearing Results: The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings on an ordinary basis. The exhibits are returned

CATCHWORDS: DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS - Credit - Understatement of assets - Adjustment

PARTIES: Nida Gayorgore Drew (Plaintiff) Christo Papatriantafillou (Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S): 43/09

COUNSEL: Bates (For the Plaintiff) I Duane (For the Defendant)

SOLICITORS: Attwaters Solicitors (For the Plaintiff) Kekeff & Associates Solicitors (For the Defendant)

JUDGMENT

1 Nida Drew and Christos Papatriantafillou were partners in a de facto relationship in which they cohabited between April 2001 and April 2006. There is a dispute between them concerning the nature of the relationship thereafter, the defendant claiming that until January 2007 they resided in his house but not as de facto partners and that thereafter the relationship continued intermittently until January 2009, although they were not living together and not in a de facto relationship.