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Family loans (again): What about a variable nuptial settlement?
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Nuptial settlements for the purposes of s 24(1)(c) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 have been said to be strange legal animals. A review of the case law reveals that they can crop up in all kinds of circumstances.
In this article
Rhys Taylor considers whether a family loan used to help parties purchase a matrimonial home which is then secured by a charge registered at the Land Registry might fall within s 24(1)(c). The article explores this possibility and the likely consequences if a court found such a
loan to be a nuptial settlement.
Might the court then have the power to delay repayment of the loan or to vary the payment terms? This might provide a resource to assist where both parties’ housing needs exceed the available matrimonial pot.
The full version of this article appears in the March 2016 issue of Family Law.
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