Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act

Awolowo v Awolowo & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 641

Moylan LJ, Popplewell LJ and Sir Christopher Floyd. Wife wins appeal over £1.6m ‘loan’ tied to the family home.

JQ v IQ [2025] EWFC 192 (B)

Judgment date: 23 June 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/192 HHJ Vincent. A Pakistani divorce was deemed to be valid in the UK on public policy grounds and permission was granted for the wife to bring financial remedies proceedings in this jurisdiction. This hearing concerned the

Ogbedo v Oghenerume-Taiga [2024] EWHC 3193 (Fam)

Judgment date: 12 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/3193 Sir Jonathan Cohen. This is a successful application of NO (herein referred to as ‘F’) to strike out MT’s (herein referred to as ‘M’) application for nullity pursuant to FPR 4.4 on the basis

Potanina v Potanin [2021] EWCA Civ 702

Judgment date: 13 May 2021 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2021/702 King, David Richards and Moylan LJJ. The second in the trio of Potanina v Potanin decisions, these case summaries should be read in order. This one is the Court of Appeal decision where Lady Justice King

Potanin v Potanina [2019] EWHC 2956 (Fam)

Judgment date: 08 November 2019 http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2019/2956.html Cohen J. The first in the trio of Potanina v Potanin decisions. This one is the High Court decision where Mr Justice Cohen dismissed W’s application for leave to bring a claim under

TI v LI [2024] EWFC 163 (B)

Judgment date: 21 June 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/163 Recorder Allen KC. Recognition of Pakistani divorce. Facts W was a dual UK/Pakistani national living in London. H was a Pakistani national living in Pakistan. The parties married in Pakistan on 22 June 2012. W

WXT v HMT (leave to claim financial relief following overseas divorce) [2024] EWFC 136 (B)

Judgment date: 07 June 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/136 HHJ Vincent. The case concerned an application by W for leave to make a claim for financial relief following an overseas divorce under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. The parties met