Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond [2012] NSWSC 675

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond [2012] NSWSC 675 Hearing dates: 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 February 2012 Decision date: 19 June 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: The Court makes no order under Property (Relationships) Act 1984 for the adjustment of interests in the parties' property. Directions made for submissions about whether the plaintiff should pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: FAMILY LAW - domestic relationships other than marriage - issue as to length of relationship - five or six years - just and equitable division of parties' joint property under Property (Relationships) Act 1984, s 20 - extent of financial and non financial and welfare contributions to be recognised under Property (Relationships) Act, s 20(1)(a) and (b) - plaintiff claims adjustment of property interests - whether an adjusting order should be made, and if so what the quantum of such adjustment should be. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 88 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW), ss 5, 20 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (Cth) Cases Cited: Bilous v Mudaliar (2006) 65 NSWLR 615 Evans v Marmont (1997) 42 NSWLR 70 Gazzard v Winders (1998) 23 Fam LR 716 Hibberson v George (1989) 12 Fam LR 725 Howlett v Neilson (2005) 33 Fam LR 402 Jones v Grech (2001) 27 Fam LR 711 Kardos v Sarbutt (2006) 34 Fam LR 550 Lipman v Lipman (1989) 13 Fam LR 1 Pavey v Pavey (1976) 10 ALR 259 Proudman v Dickason [2008] NSWSC 681 S v B (No. 2) [2005] 1 Qd R 537 Sharpless v McKibbin [2007] NSWSC 1498 Thompson v Badger (1990) DFC 95-078 Wallace v Stanford (1995) 37 NSWLR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff:- Simone Starr-Diamond Defendant:- Talus Diamond Representation: Defendant- Ms F.Sinclair Plaintiff:- in person Defendant:- S.Hodges File Number(s): 2008/278342 Publication restriction: No.