Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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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.
- Cases
- Interest
- Housing Need
- Duxbury Capitalisation
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Costs
- Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)
- Experts
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S v S [2023] EWFC 2697 June 2023
HHJ Booth prefers Moylan LJ’s approach to matrimonial/non-matrimonial property, in which a scientific approach only takes one so far and the court must apply its discretion, over Mostyn J’s more scientific and formulaic approach.
- Cases
- Duration of the Marriage
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Costs
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AW v RH (Preliminary Issue: Third Party Rights), Re [2024] EWFC 545 March 2024
HHJ Willans. Dispute with third parties regarding the ownership of two properties and whether they should be treated as matrimonial property.
- Cases
- Trusts of Land
- Third Party Rights
- TOLATA Claims
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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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.
- Cases
- Life Expectancy
- Housing Need
- Needs
- Companies
- Foreign Assets
- Valuations
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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SS v ES [2023] EWFC 17713 October 2023
Sir Jonathan Cohen. W’s application for financial remedy which included aspects of pre-marital property, post-separation accrual and Wells sharing.
- Cases
- Post-Separation Accrual
- Duration of the Marriage
- Wells Sharing
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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HO v TL [2023] EWFC 2151 December 2023
Peel J. Final hearing. Guidance on factors relevant to valuing a private company; accessibility of extricating money from trusts per Charman; and extent of matrimonialisation of H’s extra-marital financial contributions.
- Cases
- Variation of Settlements
- Valuations
- Trusts
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Sharing Principle
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FT v JT [2023] EWFC 25011 December 2023
Recorder Nicholas Allen KC. Final hearing to determine the date of separation and accordingly the extent of post-separation endeavour.
- Cases
- Duration of the Marriage
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Post-Separation Accrual
- Date of Separation
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GA v EL [2023] EWFC 20627 November 2023
Stephen Trowell KC as deputy High Court judge. Final hearing where the sole issue was how to divide proceeds of sale of a business.
- Cases
- Valuations
- Post-Separation Accrual
- Experts
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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TM v AM [2023] EWFC 2478 November 2023
H’s application to set aside a consent order entered into on 18 November 2021. The main issue for determination was whether W had concealed the ownership of a valuable diamond and thus obtained H’s consent to the order through material non-disclosure/fraud.
- Cases
- Disclosure from Third Parties
- Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Consent Orders
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O v O [2023] EWFC 1611 October 2023
Recorder Laura Moys. Non-matrimonial assets, wanton dissipation, maintenance, plus interesting point re school fees trust.
- Cases
- Conduct
- Efficient Conduct
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Add-Backs