Costley v Brial [2004] NSWSC 657

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Costley v Brial [2004] NSWSC 657 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 and 14 July 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 July 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Acting Master Berecry at 1 DECISION : See paragraph 107

CATCHWORDS : FAMILY LAW -- de facto relationship -- lengthy relationship -- significant assets of defendant -- significant 20 (1)(b) role of plaintiff -- conduct post separation -- s 27 maintenance -- provision for re-training -- lack of sufficient evidence --post separation contributions -- relevance of welfare contribution and child support by defendant -- superannuation -- financial resource -- fund to be considered not just defendant's contribution -- s 20 (1)(a) and (b) relevant to any adjustment Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : De Facto Relationships Act 1984 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Dwyer v Kaljo (1987) 11 Fam LR 785 Dwyer v Kaljo (1992) 27 NSWLR 728 Evans v Marmont (1997) 42 NSWLR 70 Foster v Evans, unreported Bryson J 31 October 1997, BC9705742 CASES CITED : In the Marriage of West and Green 16 Fam LR 811 Mallet v Mallet (1984) 156 CLR 605 Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 Powell v Suprasencia [2003] NSWCA 195 Stanford v Wallace (1995) 37 NSWLR 1 PARTIES : Robyn Lynne Costley - plaintiff John Richard Brial - defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1582/03 COUNSEL : CM Simpson for plaintiff DM Flaherty for defendant SOLICITORS : Adrian Twigg & Co for plaintiff Caldwell Martin Cox for defendant