Chaineux v Higgs [2011] NSWSC 1404

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chaineux v Higgs [2011] NSWSC 1404 Hearing dates: Thursday 27 October 2011 Decision date: 24 November 2011 Before: Associate Justice Macready Decision: I direct the parties to bring in short minutes and to argue costs. Catchwords: FAMILY LAW - application for adjustment of parties' property interests pursuant to s 20 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 - de facto relationship of five years - order made for adjustment. Legislation Cited: Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Cases Cited: Baker v Towle [2008] NSWCA 73 Bilous v Mudaliar [2006] NSWCA 38 Black v Black (1991) 15 Fam LR 109 Chanter v Catts [2005] NSWCA 411; (2005) 64 NSWLR 360 Davey v Lee (1990) 13 Fam LR 688 Green v Robinson (1995) 36 NSWLR 96 Howlett v Neilson [2005] NSWCA 149 Kardos v Sarbutt [2006] NSWCA 11 Manns v Kennedy [2007] NSWCA 217 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Eric Alix Chaineux v Joanne Louise Higgs Representation: Mr G McGrath (plaintiff) Defendant in person MBT Lawyers (plaintiff) Defendant in person File Number(s): 2010/00387214

Judgment 1This is an application for the adjustment of the parties' interests pursuant to s 20 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984. 2The parties lived together in an admitted defacto relationship between April 2003 and 23 November 2008. There were two children born during the course of the relationship, Andre Chaineux and Maxim Chaineux.