D v D [2024] EWFC 7612 March 2024

HHJ Booth, sitting as a judge of the High Court: 25:75 division in favour of H following breakdown of second marriage and H’s substantial assets. Court considered W’s needs should be generously interpreted to overcome lack of SJE evidence as to W’s ill health. Needs would include W’s outstanding costs as summarily assessed by the court.

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• Liam Kelly

A Mother v A Father (Re Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989) [2024] EWFC 6319 February 2024

HHJ Vincent. Schedule 1 matter determined in light of the child’s needs and the strict remit of Schedule 1, notwithstanding the significant disparity between the parents’ respective economic positions and standards of living.

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• Housing Need
• School Fees
• Standard Of Living
• Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
• Child Support

• Mahnoor Javed

SP v QR [2024] EWFC 57 (B)12 March 2024

HHJ Hess. Schedule 1 application with a ‘more modest’ asset base regarding residence in a property subject to a mortgage and ‘top-up’ maintenance for a disabled child.

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• Housing Need
• Child Maintenance
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• Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
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• 'Top-up' Maintenance
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• Mahnoor Javed

BL v OR [2023] EWFC 229 (Fam)7 December 2023

Sir Jonathan Cohen. Final hearing involving a prenuptial agreement in circumstances where W had transferred her property, which amounted to W parting with the bulk of her assets.

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• Housing Need
• Agreements
• Duxbury Capitalisation
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• Stephanie Coker

LMZ v AMZ [2024] EWFC 2812 February 2024

Moor J. A striking age difference, 48 years between the parties, gives rise to a strong needs-based claim.

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• Foreign Assets
• Life Expectancy
• Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
• Housing Need
• Companies
• Needs
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• Kieran Ball

JN v GN [2023] EWFC 24421 November 2023

DJ Hatvany. Final hearing of wife’s financial remedy application in a small money case.

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• Mortgages
• Housing Need
• Conduct
• Delay
• Costs
• Inheritance

• Charlotte Lanning

Butler v Butler [2023] EWHC 2453 (Fam)24 August 2023

Moor J. Does judge have to satisfy both parties’ needs in a needs case? Appeal in modest asset case where first instance order did not meet W’s needs.

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• Housing Need
• Needs

• Sophia Paraskeva

Fiscal Event Update

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, has announced his new Growth Plan for the UK. Some of the measures will have immediate effect, some take effect in November and others will take effect from 6 April 2023.

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• Sofia Thomas

!23/09/2022 17:59

X v C [2022] EWFC 7912 July 2022

HHJ Farquhar.Modest asset financial remedy case published as part of commitment to publication of court judgments at all levels. Assets comprised FMH H’s sole name, net equity c.£258k; a house owned by W and her former husband in which the latt…

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