Y v Z

Y v Z

The wife is permitted to formally plead conduct under s.25(2)(g) to ensure fairness to the husband, but is not prevented from running her case critical of the husband's behaviour, as her position has been clear throughout and the husband is not taken by surprise. The earlier recital does not bar her from advancing...

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Parties
Applicant: Y; Respondent: Z
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 July 2025
Procedural Posture
Financial Remedy Application / Directions Hearing
Outcome
Application granted in part
Legal Topics
Financial Remedies, Pre Nuptial Agreements, Conduct Under Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 S.25(2)(g)
Family Law Financial Remedies Pre Nuptial Agreements Conduct Under Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 S.25(2)(g)

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Parties

Y

Applicant

Z

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Financial Remedy Application / Directions Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the wife should be permitted to amend her case to rely on conduct under MCA 1973 s.25(2)(g)
  2. 2 Whether the wife is prevented from running a case critical of the husband's behaviour due to an earlier recital
  3. 3 Whether the husband's behaviour affects the computation of his entitlement under the PNA

Ratio Decidendi

The wife is permitted to formally plead conduct under s.25(2)(g) to ensure fairness to the husband, but is not prevented from running her case critical of the husband's behaviour, as her position has been clear throughout and the husband is not taken by surprise. The earlier recital does not bar her from advancing relevant arguments, and formal pleadings should be prepared to allow determination on either basis.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part

Orders

  • The wife is permitted to formally plead conduct under s.25(2)(g)
  • Formal conduct pleadings to be prepared