Schedule 1: Welfare widely construed

Rebekah King and Emma Whitehead discuss the approach to liabilities and childcare costs in high-net-worth Sch 1 cases In the context of a Sch 1 application claw-back orders as to costs are unusual, but are eminently within the discretion of the judge in the circumstances of the case. In G v W [2022], the key …
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Financial provision: Planning for uncertainty

Holly Cook looks at the impact of a life-limiting health condition when assessing financial claims on divorce In ND v GD, it was a matter for the wife and her litigation friend/power of attorney to decide how the funds were to be apportioned between housing and income needs, ie she may choose to spend less …
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