Melissa Caddick's husband has been ordered to vacate and hand over the luxury mansion in Sydney's eastern suburbs owned by the fraudster before she disappeared.
Anthony Koletti was married to Caddick from 2013 until her presumed death in February 2021 after her decomposed foot was found on a NSW beach.
In February, Mr Koletti told the Federal Court he objected to the sale of the Dover Heights home, which he claims is worth an estimated $15-17 million.
But today, the former hairdresser was ordered by the court to hand over the five-bedroom house to liquidators within the next fortnight.
Caddick bought the home for more than $6 million in 2014.
"Anthony Koletti is to deliver up and vacate the Dover Heights property on or before the 18th of May 2022," Justice Brigitte Markovic told Mr Koletti's lawyer.
The proceeds of the sale of the house are expected to go towards paying back some of the $23 million that Caddick swindled out of investors through her Ponzi scheme.
Mr Koletti is also hoping to receive a cut of the money, claiming that his financial and non-financial contributions to the household from 2014 to 2020 meant he was entitled to parts of his late wife's assets.
These include the Dover Heights property along with an apartment in Edgecliff, Caddick's Gucci wedding dress and various pieces of jewellery together worth more than $95,000.
Caddick's parents are also hoping to claim some of the money.
The couple is two of Caddick's close interpersonal victims swindled out of millions along with her brother and best friend.
Caddick's parents Barbara and Ted Grimley contributed nearly $1.1 million to pay down the mortgage on the $2.55 million apartment in Edgecliff they co-owned with their her.
The couple is seeking to retain the property, claiming Caddick "dishonestly and fraudulently" stole $260,000 of the $1.3 million they gave her to purchase the property in 2016.
Mr and Ms Grimley's lawyer told the court some of the profit from the sale of the Dover Heights home should be used to wipe the remaining mortgage on the Edgecliff property.
"[The receivers] are proposing to only discharge when Dover Heights is sold, that part of the debt which they determine relates to Dover Heights, thereby leaving a bank debt over Edgecliff," lawyer Robert Newlinds said.
"We would have thought part of the receiver's job would be not just to get in assets, but also to pay legitimate debts as soon as possible to stop interest taking over."
Caddick disappeared in November 2020 the day after the Australian Investment and Securities Commission (ASIC) raided her Dover Heights home.
Her decomposed foot was found three months later on Bournda Beach near Tathra, about 500 kilometres south of Sydney.
