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Family law [2022] JRC 182

B v C (Family)

B v C (Family) [2022] JRC 182 (01 September 2022)

Schedule 1 financial provision case: the court increased child maintenance, awarded a lump sum for past nursery and childcare costs, and declined private school fees.

  • Child maintenance
  • Financial provision
  • Private education
  • Lump sum payments
  • Costs orders
  • Child-maintenance
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Family law [2021] JRC 116

D v E

D v E (Matrimonial) 19-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 116 (19 April 2021)

The court granted the petitioner leave to apply for Decree Absolute despite unresolved ancillary financial matters, relying on his undertaking and lack of proven prejudice.

  • Divorce
  • Ancillary relief
  • Decree absolute
  • Undertakings
  • Financial provision
  • Decree-absolute
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Family law [2021] JRC 107

K v L

K v L (Matrimonial) 22-Mar-2021 [2021] JRC 107 (22 March 2021)

Ancillary relief on divorce. The court made needs-based orders, including transfer or sale of the former matrimonial home, mortgage payment relief, child maintenance, and a lump sum for the Wife.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Financial provision
  • Division of assets
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Child maintenance
  • Pensions
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Family law [2020] JRC 039

B v C

B v C (Matrimonial) [2020] JRC 039 (03 March 2020)

On appeal in matrimonial financial relief proceedings, the court heard the case de novo and ordered the wife to pay the husband ÂŁ2,000, with no costs order in the ouster proceedings.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Financial provision
  • Judicial separation
  • Capacity to litigate
  • Clean break
  • Costs
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Family law [2008] JRC 031A

Q v R (20 February 2018)

The Royal Court refused to reduce spousal maintenance, found no material non-disclosure, and varied the review clause to allow review at age 65 or on material change.

  • Spousal maintenance
  • Variation of consent order
  • Clean break
  • Financial provision
  • Non-disclosure
  • Spousal-maintenance
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Family law

Jensen v. Jensen

Jensen v. Jensen [2016] 2 JLR_Note 17 (18 November 2016)

Family law note on whether to restrict disposal of assets to protect financial provision claims pending resolution.

  • Financial provision
  • Restrictions on disposal of assets
  • Family-law
  • Financial-provision
  • Asset-freezing
  • Interlocutory-orders
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Family law [2016] 1 JLR 393

In re A v. B

In re A v. B [2016] 1 JLR 393 (26 May 2016)

The court recognized parental status granted to a non-biological father by a competent overseas court, and ordered financial provision in Jersey.

  • Children
  • Financial provision
  • Parental status
  • Recognition of foreign orders
  • Family-law
  • Financial-provision
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Family law

Z v. Y

Z v. Y [2015] 1 JLR_Note 6 (02 December 2014)

Family law note on financial provision and whether financial misconduct should affect the court’s assessment between the parties.

  • Financial provision
  • Conduct of parties
  • Financial misconduct
  • Family-law
  • Financial-provision
  • Financial-misconduct
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Family law [2014] JCA 235

I -v- J (Family)

I -v- J (Family) [2014] JCA 235 (28 November 2014)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to a family costs order capped at ÂŁ30,000, holding the commissioner properly considered legal aid, means, and the family context.

  • Costs orders
  • Legal aid
  • Financial provision
  • Residence orders
  • Children's welfare
  • Family-law
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Family law

In re L

In re L [2014] 2 JLR_Note 21 (11 September 2014)

Family law note on whether assets could be restricted from disposal during financial provision proceedings to preserve the parties’ financial position.

  • Financial provision
  • Restrictions on disposal of assets
  • Family-law
  • Financial-provision
  • Asset-freezing
  • Interlocutory-applications
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