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The estranged mother of Australian singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi has 60 days to leave the home she lost to her daughter in a bitter legal battle.
But despite earning millions from her music, the music star cannot afford it keep it, a Melbourne court has heard.
Ms Amorosi's lawyer said she would sell the home to pay court-ordered restitution of almost $870,000.
The singer sued her mum, Joyleen Robinson, in the Victorian Supreme Court and last month won sole ownership of two properties held by a trust that listed both women as owners.
Ms Robinson lives in one of the properties at Narre Warren, in Melbourne's south-east, while her husband, Ms Amorosi's stepfather, is the director of a trust which owns the other one in Los Angeles, where the singer lives.
Joyleen Robinson (right) has 60 days to leave the home she lost to her daughter. (AAP: James Ross)
The parties were given three weeks to negotiate terms of the property handover but failed to reach an agreement.
On Monday, Justice Steven Moore handed down dual deadlines for the women, ordering Ms Robinson to move in 60 days, and Ms Amorosi to pay restitution by the end of March next year.
The singer's lawyer said she would pay once the property had sold.
Monday's hearing came after the long-running family feud was laid bare in an emotional trial last year.
The court heard the mother and daughter fell out over the singer's fortune almost a decade ago.
Ms Amorosi shot to fame with hits such as Absolutely Everybody and her popularity exploded after she performed at the Sydney Olympics.
Vanessa Amorosi, pictured in 2009, had huge international success early in her career. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy)
The singer's international success earned her millions of dollars, which were funnelled into a trust that listed her mother as sole director and shareholder until it was transferred to her stepfather in 2014.
Ms Amorosi said her mother was fearful of people stealing her money.
"The person at the end of the day that you are to trust is your mum because she's there, because she really loves me and doesn't need anything else from me other than for me to be her daughter," Ms Amorosi said.
But the pair fell out in 2014, then became estranged by 2015, leading Ms Amorosi to hire forensic accountants to track her money before she launched legal action.
Vanessa Amorosi's mother has been ordered to vacate this Narre Warren property. (ABC News: Peter Healy)
Ms Amorosi sued her mother for ownership of both homes, claiming both were purchased with her music earnings.
Ms Robinson countersued and told the trial her daughter had given her the house as a gift, which lawyers for Ms Amorosi called "fanciful".
The parties will return to court for a costs hearing next month.