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Thorne v. Kennedy

Case No. B14/2017

Case information

Lower Court Judgment

26/09/2016 Family Court of Australia (Strickland J, Aldridge J, Cronin J)

[2016] FamCAFC 189

Catchwords

Family law – Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) ss 90K, 90KA – Where parties signed financial agreements prior to and shortly after wedding – Where parties subsequently separated – Where trial judge found wife signed agreements under duress – Where Full Court declared second financial agreement binding – Whether financial agreements should be set aside on grounds of duress, undue influence or unconscionable conduct – Whether Full Court erred in finding trial judge failed to provide adequate reasons.

Short particulars

Documents

10/03/2017 Hearing (SLA, Brisbane)

22/03/2017 Notice of appeal

21/04/2017 Written submissions (Appellant)

21/04/2017 Chronology (Appellant)

11/05/2017 Written submissions (Respondent)

24/05/2017 Reply

08/08/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Brisbane)

08/11/2017 Judgment (Judgment summary)