A v B
The distributable assets are those identified in the asset schedule, with no add-back for alleged depletion or legal costs. Both parties have broadly equal needs and contributions. The Husband’s company is valued at net bank balance after tax. Both properties in Country Y are matrimonial assets. Lump sum, pension sharing, and equal sharing of school fees achieve fairness and meet needs.
- Parties
- Applicant: A; Respondent: B
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 06 December 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Financial Remedy Application (divorce) / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Application granted in part; financial remedy orders made.
- Legal Topics
- Financial Remedies, Asset Division, Pension Sharing, Child Maintenance, Clean Break, Add Back Jurisprudence
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Parties
A
Applicant
B
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Financial Remedy Application (divorce) / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether properties in Country Y are matrimonial assets
- 2 Valuation of Husband’s company
- 3 Add-back for depletion/non-disclosure of capital
Ratio Decidendi
The distributable assets are those identified in the asset schedule, with no add-back for alleged depletion or legal costs. Both parties have broadly equal needs and contributions. The Husband’s company is valued at net bank balance after tax. Both properties in Country Y are matrimonial assets. Lump sum, pension sharing, and equal sharing of school fees achieve fairness and meet needs.
Court Disposition
Application granted in part; financial remedy orders made.
Orders
- Husband to pay lump sum of £275,000 to Wife
- Pension sharing order: 55.43% of Wife’s Country X pension fund to Husband
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