{"id":46330,"date":"2025-01-24T02:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T02:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldman-lawyers.com\/?p=46330"},"modified":"2025-01-24T02:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T02:13:22","slug":"court-determines-health-issues-only-a-factor-in-property-proceedings-when-life-expectancy-determinable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldman-lawyers.com\/envirounment\/court-determines-health-issues-only-a-factor-in-property-proceedings-when-life-expectancy-determinable\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Determines Health Issues Only a Factor in Property Proceedings when Life Expectancy Determinable"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46330\" class=\"elementor elementor-46330\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62d649e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62d649e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eda5c9\" data-id=\"1eda5c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479b3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479b3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p id=\"block-a03f4fca-e105-4229-a86e-0b83d57d9691\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected is-partially-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text\" role=\"document\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Block: Paragraph\" data-block=\"a03f4fca-e105-4229-a86e-0b83d57d9691\" data-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-title=\"Paragraph\" data-empty=\"false\"><strong>Keywords<\/strong>: property; future needs; spousal maintenance; section 75(2); illness; life expectancy; renal failure; diabetes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-ff45d6a4-5b79-4eef-88e3-4f0f75d9dbbc\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected is-partially-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text\" role=\"document\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Block: Paragraph\" data-block=\"ff45d6a4-5b79-4eef-88e3-4f0f75d9dbbc\" data-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-title=\"Paragraph\" data-empty=\"false\">The case of <em>Fontana &amp; Fontana <\/em>[2016] FamCAFC 11 (9 February 2016), was an appeal to the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia by the husband from an earlier hearing of the Family Court of Australia.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-7655030d-15ad-471e-9a89-ebe880a13299\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected is-partially-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text\" role=\"document\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Block: Paragraph\" data-block=\"7655030d-15ad-471e-9a89-ebe880a13299\" data-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-title=\"Paragraph\" data-empty=\"false\">In the earlier hearing heard by Judge Collier (\u201ctrial judge\u201d), his Honour made findings on 23 July 2013 that the property of the marriage be divided in the wife\u2019s favour, with the wife receiving 56.4% and the husband 43.6%.\u00a0 The trial judge took into account the husband\u2019s illnesses as a factor affecting his life expectancy.\u00a0 This resulted in an adjustment in the wife\u2019s favour as she would have greater future needs as she would live longer than the husband.\u00a0 The husband appealed on various grounds including that his life expectancy could not be determined at the present time.\u00a0 The Court upheld the appeal deciding that the trial judge erred in making an adjustment to the asset pool in the Wife\u2019s favour based on the evidence available about the husband\u2019s life expectancy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aea6e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aea6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a7ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0a7ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the time of the trial hearing, the husband was 49 years of age and the wife was 43 years of age.\u00a0 The parties commenced cohabitation and married in 1993.\u00a0 They separated in 2008. There was one child from the marriage who was 15 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Since the parties\u2019 separation, the child was primarily in the mother\u2019s care.\u00a0 It was determined that the child would go to boarding school and that there would be an equalisation of parenting and financial responsibility for the child, but as the father had poor health there would be a greater burden on the mother in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The wife was earning approximately $200,000.00 per annum and previously the husband was earning approximately $250,000.00 per annum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5232a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5232a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Husband\u2019s Health Issues<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9773cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9773cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The husband had a number of complex health issues including renal failure and diabetes.\u00a0 The husband was receiving income protection insurance at the rate of $150,000.00 per annum.\u00a0 Expert evidence from doctors indicated that if the husband did not manage his diabetes he would have a significantly shorter life expectancy but with proper management, he could live for a long time.\u00a0 Further, the husband was waiting for a liver transplant.\u00a0 It was submitted that if the husband had the liver transplant he could live anywhere from 8 to 20 years, or possibly longer.\u00a0 Without the liver transplant, it was unlikely the husband would be able to return to work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46920c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46920c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trial Judge\u2019s Findings<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a7cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9a7cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In determining the matter, the trial judge found that the husband\u2019s life expectancy would be effected by his illnesses.\u00a0 The grounds for this finding was under section 75(2) of the <em>Family Law Act<\/em> which allows the Court to make an adjustment to contributions taking into account a number of factors.\u00a0 The trial judge found the husband was in \u201cpoor health\u201d, that no variation should be made based on the disparity in the parties\u2019 income earning capacity; that no variation should be made for the care of the parties\u2019 child except with regard to the decline in the husband\u2019s health and that the husband\u2019s lack of full and frank disclosure should be taken into account.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The trial judge concluded that the husband\u2019s life expectancy was less than the wife\u2019s life expectancy and that an adjustment should be made on these grounds.\u00a0 The trial judge ruled that the wife receive 56.4% of the asset pool and the husband receive 43.6%.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ec7c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ec7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grounds of Appeal<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0038d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0038d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"block-7655030d-15ad-471e-9a89-ebe880a13299\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected is-partially-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text\" role=\"document\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Block: Paragraph\" data-block=\"7655030d-15ad-471e-9a89-ebe880a13299\" data-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-title=\"Paragraph\" data-empty=\"false\">The husband appealed on a number of grounds including that the trial judge erred in his finding that there should be no adjustment in the husband\u2019s favour due to the wife\u2019s superior income earning capacity, and on the basis that the trial judge could not conclude that the husband would not receive a liver transplant which would increase the husband\u2019s income-earning capacity.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094b9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"094b9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Appellate Judgement<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a1d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a1d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Appellate Court was made up of Judge Strickland, Judge Murphy and Judge Watts.\u00a0 The Court considered the trial judge\u2019s decision and focused particularly on his determination that the husband would have a shorter life expectancy due to illness.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Court considered the case of <em>Lawrie and Lawrie<\/em> (1981) FLC 91-102 where that Court had to determine a matter where a party had terminal cancer and would only live a further 6 months.\u00a0 This case included comments \u201cby the way\u201d\u00a0that an adjustment should only be made where life expectancy was determinable, otherwise it would \u201copen the flood gates\u201d as to the future life expectancy of parties.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Court next considered the unreported case o<em>f S &amp; P<\/em> of the Family Court of Australia (22 April 1997) which dealt with a husband who had HIV and was thought to have a life expectancy of 5 years.\u00a0 That court considered <em>Lawrie<\/em>\u00a0, and stated that the principles from <em>Lawrie<\/em> were correct but ultimately a judge could use their discretion with regard to health issues.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Court turned its attention to the trial judge\u2019s conclusion that on the evidence the husband\u2019s life expectancy could not be determined with any accuracy.\u00a0 Despite this, the trial judge made an adjustment in the wife\u2019s favour because the husband was likely to have a shorter life expectancy.\u00a0 The Court found the trial judge was in error in making this finding without being able to provide a measurable period of life expectancy for the husband.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679c626 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