Pre-Acquired Wealth: Counting contributions

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP | Family Law Journal | July/August 2011 #108
Kirstie Gibson studies the courts’ approach to pre-acquired wealth in a long marriage ‘Pre-marital property should be taken into account because it represents a contribution made by one party unmatched by an equivalent contribution from the other party.’ In Charman v Charman [2007] the court said that for nearly five years, since White v White …

Continue reading "Pre-Acquired Wealth: Counting contributions"

This post is only available to members.

Divorce And Trusts: What happens to the family silver?

Withers LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | June 2011 #127
Katharine Landells reviews Jones, the latest case to show the court’s attitude to inherited assets on divorce ‘The fact that wealth is inherited and not earned does not justify it being treated differently from wealth accrued during the marriage.’ Since the sea change in family law following White v White [2000], it has been a …

Continue reading "Divorce And Trusts: What happens to the family silver?"

This post is only available to members.

Valuations: Assessing assets

James Cowper LLP | Family Law Journal | June 2011 #107
Robert Holland considers the forensic accountancy aspects of valuations and earning capacity in the Court of Appeal’s decision in Jones v Jones ‘In light of the current pace of change and technological development it is by no means fanciful to consider that valuable and high earning skills today could become redundant at some point in …

Continue reading "Valuations: Assessing assets"

This post is only available to members.