The applicant husband and respondent wife separated after a six-year marriage.
The husband sought a declaration of resulting trust over three properties registered solely in the wife's name, as well as funds in a joint bank account.
The court found that the presumption of resulting trust was not rebutted for the properties, granting the husband a beneficial half-interest in each.
The court also found the joint bank account funds were jointly owned.
The court resolved disputes over the valuation of the husband's business shares at the date of marriage, preferring the wife's expert valuator, and determined the value of various disputed chattels, including tools and an engagement ring.
The husband's claim for an unequal division of net family property under s. 5(6) of the Family Law Act was dismissed.
The wife was ordered to pay an equalization payment to the husband.
