Reform of s25 criteria for a divorce financial settlement: after 50 years it’s time for the Law Commission to propose a new law
Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb
6 August 2021
The statutory criteria to decide what is a fair financial settlement on divorce comes from the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, now almost 50 years old. In reality it derives from judge made law. This has the benefit of being responsive and able to change. It has the disadvantage that there
