Cases Add-Backs Open in Norris v Norris [2002] EWHC 2996 (Fam) Judgment date: 28 November 2002http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2002/2996.html Related WK v HN [2026] EWFC 169 (B) https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/169 50 Years on from Martin v Martin 1976 – Are Add-backs Fit for Purpose? [2026] 2 FRJ 94. Add-backs were a useful mechanism to prevent one party’s unilateral dissipation of assets which unfairly prejudiced the non-dissipating spouse’s share. But something has gone wrong when the outcomes deviate too far from what the average person considers fair. JK v LM [2026] EWFC 32 (B) HHJ Reardon. Final financial remedy hearing resulting in an almost equal division of liquid marital assets following numerous irrelevant issues being raised by both parties. Read the journal Financial Remedies Journal – 2026 Issue 2 | Summer Open in Related WK v HN [2026] EWFC 169 (B) https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/169 50 Years on from Martin v Martin 1976 – Are Add-backs Fit for Purpose? [2026] 2 FRJ 94. Add-backs were a useful mechanism to prevent one party’s unilateral dissipation of assets which unfairly prejudiced the non-dissipating spouse’s share. But something has gone wrong when the outcomes deviate too far from what the average person considers fair. JK v LM [2026] EWFC 32 (B) HHJ Reardon. Final financial remedy hearing resulting in an almost equal division of liquid marital assets following numerous irrelevant issues being raised by both parties. Latest Pets on Divorce and Separation: Why the Consultation Matters The Working Group on Pets on Divorce and Separation is concerned about the lack of guidance in relation to pets as chattels. The current reform project provides an opportunity to consider whether the approach taken in jurisdictions such as Spain and Australia would be appropriate here. Bringing Child Welfare to the Fore: Why the Financial Remedies Reform Consultation Should Unify the Section 25 Checklist Caroline Bowden, Sophie Connors and James Pirrie, working as part of a reform sub-group of the Family Solutions Group, propose an adjustment of s 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, merging and reassembling subsections (2) and (3). A Fairer End to Relationships? Some Reflections on the Core Principles of the Government’s Proposals to Reform the Law of Financial Remedies on Divorce. In June 2026, the Ministry of Justice published ‘A fairer end to relationships’, a wide-ranging consultation on reforms to the law of financial remedies on divorce, and to the position of cohabitants. This piece focuses on the central principles of the proposed reforms. is curated by The Leaders In Family Law Books & Software EXPLORE OUR PRODUCTS
50 Years on from Martin v Martin 1976 – Are Add-backs Fit for Purpose? [2026] 2 FRJ 94. Add-backs were a useful mechanism to prevent one party’s unilateral dissipation of assets which unfairly prejudiced the non-dissipating spouse’s share. But something has gone wrong when the outcomes deviate too far from what the average person considers fair.
JK v LM [2026] EWFC 32 (B) HHJ Reardon. Final financial remedy hearing resulting in an almost equal division of liquid marital assets following numerous irrelevant issues being raised by both parties.
50 Years on from Martin v Martin 1976 – Are Add-backs Fit for Purpose? [2026] 2 FRJ 94. Add-backs were a useful mechanism to prevent one party’s unilateral dissipation of assets which unfairly prejudiced the non-dissipating spouse’s share. But something has gone wrong when the outcomes deviate too far from what the average person considers fair.
JK v LM [2026] EWFC 32 (B) HHJ Reardon. Final financial remedy hearing resulting in an almost equal division of liquid marital assets following numerous irrelevant issues being raised by both parties.
Pets on Divorce and Separation: Why the Consultation Matters The Working Group on Pets on Divorce and Separation is concerned about the lack of guidance in relation to pets as chattels. The current reform project provides an opportunity to consider whether the approach taken in jurisdictions such as Spain and Australia would be appropriate here.
Bringing Child Welfare to the Fore: Why the Financial Remedies Reform Consultation Should Unify the Section 25 Checklist Caroline Bowden, Sophie Connors and James Pirrie, working as part of a reform sub-group of the Family Solutions Group, propose an adjustment of s 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, merging and reassembling subsections (2) and (3).
A Fairer End to Relationships? Some Reflections on the Core Principles of the Government’s Proposals to Reform the Law of Financial Remedies on Divorce. In June 2026, the Ministry of Justice published ‘A fairer end to relationships’, a wide-ranging consultation on reforms to the law of financial remedies on divorce, and to the position of cohabitants. This piece focuses on the central principles of the proposed reforms.