Technically, Ancillary Relief no longer exists. It used to be the name of the application made by one party of a divorcing couple, asking the Court to resolve the financial issues relating to their marriage i.e. claims for capital, for spousal maintenance
Earmarking is now called a Pension Attachment Order: it is when the Court orders a pension provider to pay part of an individual’s pension to their former spouse. It is quite uncommon now, as the order stops when the main pension holder
The Court of Appeal recently ordered that a divorced wife should receive additional money from her former husband, despite agreeing a settlement almost 15 years ago. She was initially awarded £230,000 in 2002 in addition to £1,100 in monthly maintenance. She went
Honest negotiations and formalising a divorce financial settlement are a crucial part of the divorce process as highlighted in a recent divorce case. The couple separated in 2002. Following the divorce in 2006, the husband paid the wife £150,000 to pay off
