Where husband and wife were partners in a business, the court deciding ancillary relief should first assess what each would get on a dissolution, then ask if family court powers to be exercised to increase the wife’s share, if not then should it be reduced.
Judges:
Butler-Sloss, Thorpe, Mantell LJJ
Citations:
Times 13-Jul-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 1046, [1998] 4 All ER 659, [1998] 2 FLR 310, [1998] Fam Law 522, [1998] 3 FCR 45, [1999] 2 WLR 1213, [1999] Fam 304
Links:
Statutes:
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 23
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Family
Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.90468
