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The elusive concept of fairness in divorce

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Date:11 SEP 2017
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Wayne Lynne
Partner
The Financial Remedies Handbook is the first resort for thousands of matrimonial lawyers by combining a clear explanation of the applicable legal principles with straightforward advice on practice and procedure.

This new edition for 2017 has been thoroughly revised and contains detailed analysis and practical guidance on all recent case-law and procedural developments.

The 11th edition is available to order here.

There is a well-known phrase in family law circles, namely that 'divorce is a lottery'.

Whilst that may be something of an exaggeration, the fact is that there is no formula which can be adopted by courts to provide the automatic right and wrong answer when it comes to determining who gets what when a couple divorce.

‘Modern’ divorce legislation is embodied in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 – a document which will be celebrating its 45th anniversary next year.

Read the full article here.

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