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RM v WP [2024] EWFC 191 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/191
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Facts
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https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/407
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Gathering the evidence
MB v CD [2024] EWHC 751 (Fam)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/751
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https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/191
HHJ Hess. Modest asset case exploring whether a departure from equality is appropriate where there were four consecutive family homes during the marriage, all of which were acquired by one party prior to the marriage.
Facts
The parties began cohabiting in
What to Do Where One Spouse Will Not Co-operate with a Court-Ordered Sale?
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/407
The recently reported case of WZ v HZ [2024] EWFC 407 (B) (1 May 2024) provides guidance on how to manage the common occurrence of one spouse holding out in the family home despite an order for sale.
Gathering the evidence
MB v CD [2024] EWHC 751 (Fam)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/751
Judd J. This case concerned an application by the mother for a legal services payment order (LSPO) in respect of both financial remedy and Children Act 1989 proceedings. The mother sought an LSPO amounting to £143,499 excluding this day’s
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