Couple’s divorce battle that took 11 years finally settled in family court
The couple’s bitter 11-year divorce battle is finally coming to an end after the battle of more than $1 million in assets has survived nine judges and six trial dates
- The couple’s 11-year-long divorce battle is finally coming to an end
- Asset pool of just under $1 million that has been fought over
- Woman was allocated 60 percent of the asset pool
The division of assets between a couple who refused to budge an inch in a bitter divorce battle that lasted more than a decade has finally been settled.
After eleven years, the court imposed an asset split on the former couple, with the ex-wife receiving 60 percent.
The long-running battle over $1 million in marital assets led the woman’s lawyers to place reservations on the family’s home to ensure their bill was paid — and despite the home being the couple’s most important asset. was disputed.
Judge Michael Baumann said in February that it would be “too excruciating” to list the history of the case, as there were “at least six trial entries,” with at least nine different judges or clerks hearing the case.
A pre-trial mediation session between the dueling duo had also failed.
The court heard that the couple married in 1994 and divorced three years later before reconciling and remarrying in 2003, but then separated again in August 2011.
A divorce settlement that dragged on for more than 11 years and was listed for trial six times before at least nine different judges finally settled, awarding the woman 60 percent of nearly $1 million assets (stock image)
The couple’s assets total just under $1 million, meaning he has to pay her just over $436,000 (Photo: Australia Family Court)
The case finally went to trial in 2022, but Judge Baumann said the pair would not come. The Daily Telegraph reported.
“None of the parties in their litigation materials chose to provide substantial evidence about the contributions and financial arrangements,” Judge Baumann said.
“I am not concerned that the woman, while clearly embittered, has provided the court with fair and credible evidence. The husband, on the other hand, was vague and unresponsive.
“His persistent accusation that, as an unrepresented litigant, he did not know what to do, is not accepted by the court.”
The couple’s assets totaled just under $1 million, with the judge ordering the woman to receive 60 percent, meaning he must pay her just over $436,000.
The man will also have to pay her outstanding spousal support of $74,100, but will be allowed to keep the house as long as he pays his ex-wife the money within 90 days.