Australian singer Vanessa Amorosi has since become paralyzed with her mother suing her for ownership of properties in Australia and the US.
The Absolutely Everything artist sued Joylene Robinson for full ownership of two properties last year after nearly a decade of sharing her music earnings.
Ms Robinson has lived in a semi-detached property in Narre Warren, Melbourne's south-east since 2001, and the other is Ms Amorosi's current California home.
Earlier this year, Supreme Court Justice Steven Moore ruled that Ms. Amorosi was entitled to the assets, but must pay her mother nearly $870,000 in damages.
The matter came to court on Tuesday after negotiations between lawyers on behalf of the mother and daughter failed.
Ms Amorosi's barrister Joel Fetter said the singer would present two of three options for a settlement between the pair following the court ruling.
First, Mr Fetter said Ms Amorosi would allow her mother to stay at home if she bought her stake in the regional property.
Ms Robinson could choose to sell the property differently, although the court was told there was disagreement over how and for how much.
Vanessa Amorosi is suing her mother for ownership of two properties she bought at the height of her success. Image: Newswire/Nikki Connolly
Mr Fetter told the court that it was common practice for Victoria's real estate agency to be appointed to find an agent, or to choose someone who knew how to select real estate agents.
In the second option, Ms. Amorosi would pay Ms. Robinson the net amount after the money was exchanged in the order of expenses between the couple.
The offer was initially made ahead of trial, and after paying Ms Amorosi $300,000, Ms Robinson could see her walk away with $350,000.
Supreme Court Justice Steven Moore questioned whether the order was 'reasonable' and will make a decision on costs based on that.
“The final proposal was a net transfer of $350,000, far less than what Ms. Robinson was entitled to as ordered by the court,” he said.
The court was told Ms Robinson's calculations of the amount owed were in error, but according to Mr Fetter the net amount was still due.
In his submission, Ms Robinson's lawyer, Daniel Harrison, disputed how the figure was calculated and denied it had any bearing on the final offer.
“It's a serious matter, and I'm not suggesting that there was any deliberateness or recklessness in mentioning $300,000, but it was a huge error,” he said.
'It is a deep mistake, and my learned friend cannot be heard, nor can the plaintiff be heard, see, the end justifies the means.'
The pop star's mother, Joylene Robinson, was disenfranchised, but she ordered a refund
Narre Warren North property Vanessa Amorosi must sell to pay her mother and move out
Ms Amorosi launched legal action in March 2021 seeking full ownership of the trust, which lists both women as owners.
The singer said the properties were bought using her rights and that her mother was 'very generous' with the millions of dollars she earned.
Mr Farrar said: 'She's the party who made all the money to buy it, and obviously she's the party who wants to buy a house for herself with her newfound wealth.'
Moreover, he was the party who continued to act in subsequent years with the position that he owned the house.
“So, in this offer, when Ms. Amorosi says you can get half the house, it's 5050, which was very generous in my submission, depending on the opportunities.'
In counter-argument, Ms Robinson said the Nare Warren home was bought for her and that they both had a deal on the kitchen of their former family home.
The contract says Ms Robinson must repay the initial $650,000 purchase price if the singer ever runs into financial trouble.
In 2014, he paid $710,000 from the sale of their previous home to pay off Ms. Amorosi's $1.2 million California mortgage, saying the deal was done.
Vanessa Amorosi continues to tour and perform. He was photographed at the 2023 Pride event in Sydney
But Justice Moore found that the 'kitchen agreement' never happened, with Ms Robinson to repay $650,000 plus $219,486 with interest.
The court was told that Ms Robinson said on Tuesday that it was later dropped for the benefit of the entire Amorosi family.
A late affidavit filed by Mr Harrison in relation to the recovery of the trust is expected to return to court later this week.
