Dipper v Dipper: CA 1980

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:

MentionedMiller 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 . .
CitedNorth 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