M v M (Property Adjustment: Impaired Life Expectancy) [1993] 2 FLR 723

Financial provision: Exceptional needs

Rachel Nicholl reviews the approach of the family courts in cases where a party suffers from ill health or a life-limiting illness ‘Health or physical impairment is just one factor the court will take into consideration, although it is very much intertwined with other elements such as housing, long-term needs, income and earning capacity.’ When …

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Financial Provision: In sickness and in health

Frances Bailey looks at the potential impact of physical or mental disabilities on financial awards, and the relevant case law ‘Poor health may impact on, and increase, income needs, particularly where a party has, or will have in the future, a need to pay for costs of medicines, care and support.’ Section 25, Matrimonial Causes …

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