Wendt v Wood [2011] NSWSC 781

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wendt v Wood [2011] NSWSC 781 Hearing dates: 14, 15, 16 & 17 March 2011 Decision date: 22 July 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: The plaintiff declared to have an 85 per cent beneficial interest in Tallawarra, one of the defendant's two rural properties. Catchwords: FAMILY LAW - domestic relationships other than marriage - 9 year relationship - just and equitable division of parties' joint property adjustment of interests in property under Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW), under s 20 - divisible pool of property agreed - extent of financial and non financial contributions as recognised under Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW), s 20 - plaintiff claims an interest in one of two rural properties held by the defendant. Legislation Cited: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW), s 20 Cases Cited: Bilous v Mudaliar (2006) 65 NSWLR 615 Burke v LFOT Pty Limited (2002) 209 CLR 282 Evans v Marmont (1997) 42 NSWLR 70 Jones v Dunkel (1969) 101 CLR 298 Jones v Grech (2001) 27 Fam LR 711 Howlett v Neilson (2005) 33 Fam LR 402 Kardos v Sarbutt (2006) 34 Fam LR 550 Sharpless v McKibbin [2007] NSWSC 1498 Wallace v Stanford (1995) 37 NSWLR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff- Carol Dawn Wendt Defendant- Terrence Wood Representation: Plaintiff- R. Bell Defendant- B. Zipser Plaintiff- Stephen Marks, Stephen Marks Solicitors Defendant- Lynette McLardy, Wood Roberts File Number(s): 2009/00289817 Publication restriction: No.