The court has no power to dismiss an applicant’s claim for periodical payments against her will.
Citations:
[1981] Fam 31, [1980] 1 FLR 286
Statutes:
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 25
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Mentioned – Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane HL 24-May-2006
Fairness on Division of Family Capital
The House faced the question of how to achieve fairness in the division of property following a divorce. In the one case there were substantial assets but a short marriage, and in the other a high income, but low capital.
Held: The 1973 Act . .
Cited – North v North CA 25-Jul-2007
The husband appealed a consent order for payment of pounds 202,000 to commute a varied nominal maintenance order. The original order had been made many years before. In the meantime, the former husband had grown wealthy, and she had suffered . .
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Family
Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.242166