TIMELINE
1983: Mr Hand and Ms Bodilly - who has multiple sclerosis - marry.
1998: The couple separates.
December 2000: In a property settlement, agreed between the former couple, Ms Bodilly keeps their combined assets while Mr Hand retains his superannuation and agrees to pay her $500 a week in maintenance.
March 2007: Ms Bodilly's condition worsens, causing her to give up her $35,000-a-year part-time job as a health care professional.
March 2009: Mr Hand loses his job and receives a $5 million redundancy payment and $4.7 million in superannuation.
February 2010: Now unemployed, Mr Hand asks the Family Court to suspend operation of the 2000 agreement - while buying new properties for himself in his second wife's name.
April 2010: Mr Hand finds a new job paying $1.7 million per year plus shares.
June 2012: Ms Bodilly asks the court to order Mr Hand pay $120,000 to renovate their former home so it is wheelchair accessible.
July 2012: The court hears Mr Hand's annual income is $5.8 million.
August 2012: The court rules in Ms Bodilly's favour. Mr Hand lodges an appeal, claiming she only needs $45,000 for the renovations.
July 2013: The Family Court publishes a judgment dismissing Mr Hand's appeal.
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