DR v UG

Neither special contribution nor post-separation endeavour were established; the business remained fundamentally the same asset, and both parties shared risk. The assets are to be divided equally.

Parties: Applicant: DR; Respondent: UG
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 05 April 2023
Procedural Posture: Financial Remedies Application (form A) in Divorce Proceedings / Final Judgment
Outcome: Assets divided equally; Wife awarded half of total assets.
Legal Topics: Financial Remedies, Division of Matrimonial Assets, Special Contribution, Post Separation Endeavour, Equality Principle

Family Law Financial Remedies Division of Matrimonial Assets Special Contribution Post Separation Endeavour Equality Principle

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Parties

Applicant

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Financial Remedies Application (form A) in Divorce Proceedings / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether special contribution or post-separation endeavour justify departure from equal division of assets
2 Appropriate division of assets following sale of business post-separation

Ratio Decidendi

Neither special contribution nor post-separation endeavour were established; the business remained fundamentally the same asset, and both parties shared risk. The assets are to be divided equally.

Court Disposition

Assets divided equally; Wife awarded half of total assets.

Orders

Husband to pay Wife a lump sum of DKK 1,191,392,920 (half of DKK 2,382,785,841)
Children's school fees to be paid equally by both parties