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Financial remedy definition

What does Financial remedy mean? In family law practice, a financial remedy is the process and set of court powers used to resolve money, property, pensions and maintenance on divorce, civil partnership dissolution, judicial separation or nullity. The order made is a financial order. England and Wales: Financial remedy is a defined category in the Family Procedure Rules 2010, covering applications for financial orders under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and Civil Partnership Act 2004. Typical orders include lump sums, periodical payments (spousal/child maintenance), property adjustment, orders for sale, and pension sharing/attachment, together with interim maintenance and variation/enforcement. Proceedings are managed within...

Financial Remedies Essential Tables 2025–2026: Duxbury (duration-based), Galbraith Offsetting, Cost-of-Living, Tax, Case Extracts and Procedural Updates (England and Wales)

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At a Glance

At a Glance provides benchmark data and statistics for Financial remedy negotiations. Supported by the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), it is relied upon across every level of the courts and in negotiation settings. Lexis+® UK users can Access financial charts, guidance and information, including Duxbury calculations, Galbraith tables, cost-of-living figures and an array of additional tables. Notes: All tables and materials have been comprehensively updated. Table 3B appears for the first time in this edition to mirror the express financial remedy procedure pilot scheme...

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