DN v UD [2020] EWHC 627 (Fam)

Financial orders: A clear purpose?

Nicola Meldrum and Nasbin Begum look at recitals in financial orders and whether they are contractual agreements or enforceable in the same way as orders In BSA v NVT, Williams J considered the relevant law, finding that recitals could be enforced as if they were part of the order itself where the court otherwise had …

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Schedule 1: Outside the lines?

Jemma Pollock examines the decision in DN v UD and asks whether the boundaries for when provision may be made for a child age 18 or over have been pushed too far The court concluded that if an application under Sch 1 is made before the child is 18, the court acquires jurisdiction and retains …

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