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Tag: Contributions assessment

Harridan & Harridan [2026] FedCFamC1A 104

In a property settlement after a 20-year marriage, the appeal court held that the trial judge wrongly assessed each category of contribution separately and then added them together, rather than weighing all contributions holistically as the law requires.
Re-exercising the discretion, the Court awarded the wife 65 per cent, giving significant weight to an inheritance she received that made up nearly half the asset pool.

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Harridan & Harridan [2026] FedCFamC1A 104

In a property settlement after a 20-year marriage, the appeal court held that the trial judge wrongly assessed each category of contribution separately and then added them together, rather than weighing all contributions holistically as the law requires.
Re-exercising the discretion, the Court awarded the wife 65 per cent, giving significant weight to an inheritance she received that made up nearly half the asset pool.

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