This Practice Note sets out the basic principles to be applied when drafting a financial consent order including the preparation and structure of the draft...
Duty of the court to consider a clean break Although there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce,...
This Practice Note sets out the procedural steps to be taken where the parties have reached agreement by consent within financial remedy proceedings,...
If one party considers that an agreement has been reached (usually in relation to financial arrangements between the parties), or an agreement was made but...
Background For a considerable time there had been doubt and confusion as to the available routes of challenging a financial order (whether or not made by consent) where...
By virtue of section 31 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973), and the corresponding provisions in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (CPA 2004), the court has the...