Raine & Creed [2012] FamCA 529 – 13/07/2012

CATCHWORDS:

FAMILY LAW - SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE – Interim – Consideration of ss 72, 75 of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) - Whether the wife’s access to partial property settlement payment impedes application for maintenance – Whether the wife’s earning capacity is greater than her income –  Where the husband receives income from disability insurance – Where the wife has obtained little paid work since separation – Where the wife’s expenses exceed her income –  Interim spousal maintenance ordered - Wife entitled to an order for costs