The Measure Of Maintenance. How Much Do You Pay On Divorce
How much maintenance will I be ordered to pay my former spouse?How will the court decides this?
This can be an impossible question to answer as there are no firm guidelines. The reason for this stems from the absolute discretion and wide powers given to a judge when deciding ancillary relief claims. It is intended that each case should be decided on its individual facts and merits and that judges should not be subject to the straitjacket of precedent. Judges are encouraged to be imaginative when making ancillary financial orders.
This said however there are some guidelines. In the 2006 case of Miller the House of Lords declared that there were three general principles to reach the objective of a fair settlement between the parties. These were described as firstly the parties