White v White
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White v White is a landmark 2000 House of Lords decision that reshaped English divorce law by establishing the “yardstick of equality” as the starting point for dividing matrimonial assets.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
House of Lords decision
ⓘ
United Kingdom case law ⓘ landmark family law case ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
ancillary relief proceedings
ⓘ
financial remedy proceedings on divorce ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
divorce law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ |
| citation |
[2000] 2 FLR 981
ⓘ
[2000] 3 WLR 1571 ⓘ [2000] UKHL 54 ⓘ [2001] 1 AC 596 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| emphasised |
fairness as the overarching objective in ancillary relief
ⓘ
non-discrimination between breadwinner and homemaker ⓘ |
| holding |
departures from equality must be justified
ⓘ
equality should be the starting point in division of matrimonial assets ⓘ there should be no bias in favour of the money-earner over the homemaker ⓘ |
| influenced |
approach to big money divorce cases in England and Wales
ⓘ
subsequent English divorce settlements practice ⓘ |
| involvedConcept |
fairness in ancillary relief
ⓘ
matrimonial assets ⓘ non-matrimonial assets ⓘ |
| isLandmarkFor | modern approach to financial provision on divorce in England and Wales ⓘ |
| judge |
Lord Clyde
NERFINISHED
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Lord Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Steyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| keyPhrase | yardstick of equality of division ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | yardstick of equality ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overturnedOrModified | previous practice of needs-based only approach in high-asset cases ⓘ |
| parties |
Mr White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
McFarlane v McFarlane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miller v Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statutoryContext | Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
division of matrimonial property
ⓘ
financial provision on divorce ⓘ |
| topic |
principles for ancillary relief under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
ⓘ
redistribution of assets between spouses ⓘ |
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