Pt III, MFPA 1984: End of the road?

Raworths LLP | Family Law Journal | October 2021 #207
Ellie Foster and Claire Hunter question whether the idiom ‘till death us do part’ really applies where money is concerned In Hasan, Mostyn J identified clear inconsistencies between the courts’ treatment of a party pursuing an undetermined claim on death as against appealing a decision on death. Claims under Pt III, Matrimonial and Family Proceedings …

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Part III, MFPA 1984: No way through

Mills & Reeve | Family Law Journal | October 2020 #197
Ellie Foster analyses an application for financial provision after a Jersey divorce and the obstacles faced by the wife despite the unavailability of pension sharing in Jersey When pension sharing was introduced in England and Wales in 2000, Jersey did not follow suit, thus creating a clear distinction between the two legal systems and the …

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Financial provision: Stemming the tide?

Kingsley Napley LLP | Family Law Journal | March 2020 #194
Sarah Dodds discusses whether financial orders after an overseas divorce are now more restricted, or simply continue to be a remedy only available in limited circumstances ‘Pt III, MFPA 1984 cannot be used to “top up” provision made in a foreign order to put it on par with what would have been awarded had the …

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