Z v A

Z v A

Given the short, international marriage, the wife's substantial assets, the husband's greater wealth, and the need for a clean break, fair provision is a lump sum of £3 million to the wife plus child maintenance at £50,000 per annum, with no additional income fund or compensation for the wife. The award reflects the...

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Parties
Applicant: Z; Respondent: A
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 May 2012
Procedural Posture
Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 Application / Quantum Determination Following Liability Judgment
Outcome
Application allowed in part
Legal Topics
Financial Provision After Foreign Divorce, Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, Needs Assessment, Child Maintenance, Clean Break
Family Law Financial Provision After Foreign Divorce Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 Needs Assessment Child Maintenance Clean Break

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Parties

Z

Applicant

A

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 Application / Quantum Determination Following Liability Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 What is fair and reasonable financial provision for the wife and child under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 after a foreign divorce?
  2. 2 How should the wife's and child's needs be assessed in light of the parties' resources, the short marriage, and the international context?
  3. 3 Should the wife receive outright capital provision or only provision during the child's minority?

Ratio Decidendi

Given the short, international marriage, the wife's substantial assets, the husband's greater wealth, and the need for a clean break, fair provision is a lump sum of £3 million to the wife plus child maintenance at £50,000 per annum, with no additional income fund or compensation for the wife. The award reflects the parties' needs and circumstances without importing English sharing or compensation principles.

Court Disposition

Application allowed in part

Orders

  • Husband to pay wife a lump sum of £3 million outright.
  • Husband to pay child maintenance at £50,000 per annum, backdated to commencement of claim, with credit for sums paid.