The court recognises contributions to a marriage which fall in the following categories:
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Contributions to the care and welfare of the family Read More
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Usually, assets are split half-way (50-50) and then any necessary adjustments are made, taking all other factors including contributions into account.
The court can consider global contribution (considering all contribution to past and present property as a whole- this is most common), it may use an asset-by-asset approach or a combined approach.
If there has been violence in the relationship, this can also influence the allocation of property. This is due to the effects that violence may have had on the ability of parties to the relationship to contribute to the marriage. Read More
How can Prime Lawyers help you?
At Prime Lawyers, our family lawyers have copious amounts of experience in assessing the contributions made by each party to the marriage. We will assist you in guaranteeing that all of your contributions are accounted for and recognised and that you are compensated accordingly.