Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements
Author | : Great Britain: Law Commission |
Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2012-09-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 0118405373 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780118405379 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Following its 2011 consultation on marital property agreements, the Law Commission has opened a supplementary consultation on needs and non-matrimonial property, Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements - A Supplementary Consulatation Paper (Consultation Paper No 208). The earlier paper examined the legal status of financial agreements made by husbands, wives and civil partners, often known as 'pre-nups' and 'post-nups'. The most important question addressed in that consultation was the enforceability of such agreements. This extension to the project followed the recommendation from Sir David Norgrove's Family Justice Review Panel for a review of the law relating to financial orders. The review is looking at two specific aspects of the law relating to financial provision on divorce: (i) to what extent one spouse should be required to meet the other's financial needs, and what exactly is meant by needs; and (