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Family law [2020] JRC 240

W v X (Family) 16-Nov-2020

W v X (Family) 16-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 240 (15 November 2020)

The Royal Court dismissed a father’s appeal against child maintenance orders, holding the Registrar had applied the correct approach, made no procedural error, and the award was affordable.

  • Periodical payments
  • Financial provision for child
  • Variation of maintenance order
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Child-maintenance
  • Periodical-payments
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Tort law [2018] JRC 226

The X Children v The Minister for Health and Social Services

The X Children v The Minister for Health and Social Services [2018] JRC 226 (05 December 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey approved a consent order for periodical damages payments and a capital sum to meet two severely abused sisters’ lifelong care needs.

  • Negligence
  • Damages assessment
  • Periodical payments
  • Child abuse
  • Jurisdiction
  • Damages-assessment
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Tort [2014] 2 JLR 444

X v. Y (Estate)

X v. Y (Estate) [2014] 2 JLR 444 (23 October 2014)

The court held it could, under its inherent jurisdiction, approve a consent order for periodical payments in a personal injury claim if English-style conditions were met.

  • Damages
  • Periodical payments
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Personal-injury
  • Periodical-payments
  • Inherent-jurisdiction
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Family law [2014] JRC 109

I -v- J (Family)

I -v- J (Family) [2014] JRC 109 (13 May 2014)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to secure child periodical payments against the father’s property or by deposit, but said it would consider security if he defaulted later.

  • Periodical payments
  • Security for maintenance
  • Financial provision for children
  • Family-law
  • Child-maintenance
  • Financial-provision
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Family law [2011] JRC 119

In the matter of S

In the matter of S [2011] JRC 119 (22 June 2011)

In ancillary relief proceedings after divorce, the court dismissed the wife’s lump sum claim, ordered ongoing periodical payments, and refused to adjourn the issue pending a future sale of the husband’s shares.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Financial provision
  • Periodical payments
  • Lump sum applications
  • Valuation of business assets
  • Pension discounting
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Family law

Evans (nee Albers) v Evans

Evans (nee Albers) v Evans [1987] JLR_Note 13c (26 November 1987)

Jersey financial provision note applying the one-third rule to determine periodical payments.

  • Financial provision
  • Periodical payments
  • Family-law
  • Financial-provision
  • Periodical-payments
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Family law [1985] JLR 379

In re de Sousa v

In re de Sousa v [1985] JLR 379 (02 July 1986)

The court held that arrears of periodical payments could not be remitted, but the order itself could be varied retrospectively to reduce what was payable from the outset.

  • Financial provision
  • Periodical payments
  • Variation of orders
  • Family-law
  • Financial-provision
  • Periodical-payments
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