Minton v Minton [1979] AC 593

Financial provision: If not now, then when?

Richard Adams looks at the adjournment of capital claims in financial proceedings and the need for practitioners to be alert to potentially fabricated disclosure The justification of a departure from normal practice does not necessarily need to include a real possibility of capital from a specific source becoming available in the near future, as fairness …

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Periodical Payments: For better, for worse

Caroline Holley examines dependence, independence and variation in the context of joint lives maintenance orders ‘It has become common practice for a financial remedy order to include a recital indicating the timeframe within which it is intended that a spouse will return to work, or a commitment by them to endeavour to maximise their earning …

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Periodical Payments: Default position?

Helen Cort examines the evolution of nominal periodical payments orders in favour of the primary carer and the potential impact of the Court of Appeal decision in Matthews v Matthews ‘The courts strive to achieve a clean break where possible because it enables the severing of financial ties thereby allowing the parties to move on …

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