Brittany Higgins’s husband David Sharaz has been declared bankrupt in the federal court in Perth, two months after former Senator Linda Reynolds served him bankruptcy papers.
It comes after Ms Higgins was declared bankrupt in a hearing brought on by Ms Reynolds in Perth last Friday, with Federal Court Justice Michael Feutrill ruling her estate must be sequestrated under the bankruptcy act.
In August, Ms Higgins and Mr Sharaz were found to have defamed the former WA senator in a series of social media posts.
Mr Sharaz and Brittany Higgins were found to have defamed Ms Reynolds in a series of social media posts. (Instagram: David Sharaz)
Ms Higgins was ordered to pay Ms Reynolds $315,000 plus costs.
Mr Sharaz, who opted not to defend the…