NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : [2000] 27 Fam LR 162 (2001) DFC 95-230
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Del Gallo v Frederiksen [2000] NSWCA 293 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40626/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 October 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 October 2000
PARTIES : Christine Del Gallo (Appellant) Neil Lewis Frederiksen (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Powell JA at 1; Heydon JA at 4; Rolfe AJA at 69
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT ED 1017/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Master Macready JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : P Brereton SC/J Lloyd (Appellant) C M Simpson (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Beilby Poulden Costello (Appellant) Newnhams (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Family Law - De facto relationships - statutory power to make orders adjusting property interests of parties - matters to be considered in making adjustments - pre-cohabitation contributions made by parties - improvement in the financial position of parties during the period of cohabitation - amount awarded by Master not manifestly inadequate - De Facto Relationships Act 1984, s 20. ND LEGISLATION CITED : De Facto Relationships Act 1984 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Dwyer v Kaljo (1987) 11 Fam LR 785 Evans v Malmont (1997) 42 NSWLR 70 CASES CITED: Mallet v Mallet (1984) 156 CLR 605 Muschinski v Dodds (1986) 160 CLR 583 Roy v Sturgeon (1989) 13 Fam LR 1 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Limited (1950) 81 CLR 418 Wallace v Stanford (1995) 37 NSWLR 1 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs
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