H had entered into a separation agreement with his wife, but now sought a lump sum and property adjustment order when his circumstances changed as a result of being made redundant.
Held: Thorpe J cited Edgar v Edgar and Camm v Camm and said: ‘As a matter of general policy I think it is very important that what the parties themselves agree at the time of separation should be upheld by the courts unless there are overwhelmingly strong considerations for interference.’
Judges:
Thorpe J
Citations:
[1994] 2 FLR 1077
Cited by:
Cited – Radmacher (Formerly Granatino) v Granatino SC 20-Oct-2010
The parties, from Germany and France married and lived at first in England. They had signed a pre-nuptial agreement in Germany which would have been valid in either country of origin. H now appealed against a judgment which bound him to it, . .
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Family
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.425368
