W -v- X (Matrimonial) [2015] JRC 108B (19 May 2015)

W -v- X (Matrimonial) [2015] JRC 108B (19 May 2015)

Each party is to retain assets and debts in their sole name; there will be a clean break; the husband is to pay child maintenance of £70 per month per child (with specified conditions and review for tertiary education); no spousal maintenance is ordered; both are jointly liable for the indemnity debt; each bears their own costs.

Citation
[2015] JRC 108B
Parties
Applicant: Husband; Respondent: Wife
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
19 May 2015
Procedural Posture
Ancillary Relief (financial Remedy) Following Divorce / Final Judgment
Outcome
Ancillary relief granted with clean break; child maintenance ordered; no spousal maintenance; assets and debts divided as specified; each party bears own costs.
Legal Topics
Ancillary Relief, Child Maintenance, Spousal Maintenance, Clean Break, Division of Assets, Matrimonial Causes (jersey) Law 1949, Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Family Law Ancillary Relief Child Maintenance Spousal Maintenance Clean Break Division of Assets Matrimonial Causes (jersey) Law 1949 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

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Parties

Husband

Applicant

Wife

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Ancillary Relief (financial Remedy) Following Divorce / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Level and duration of child maintenance
  2. 2 Suitability of a clean break order
  3. 3 Division of assets and debts

Ratio Decidendi

Each party is to retain assets and debts in their sole name; there will be a clean break; the husband is to pay child maintenance of £70 per month per child (with specified conditions and review for tertiary education); no spousal maintenance is ordered; both are jointly liable for the indemnity debt; each bears their own costs.

Court Disposition

Ancillary relief granted with clean break; child maintenance ordered; no spousal maintenance; assets and debts divided as specified; each party bears own costs.

Orders

  • Each party retains assets and debts in their sole name.
  • Husband to pay child maintenance of £70 per month per child, with review if children attend tertiary education.