Interesting Article-Proper Provision

Dumb Juan

Hi,

I found this & I thought I would share. It is well written & may answer some questions people have. Btw the solicitor is not mine 😞 nor anything to do with me

https://thefamilypractice.ie/high-asset-divorce-settlement-analysis/

Dial Hard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058405431/interesting-article-proper-provision

It's extremely poorly-written - there are dangling qualifiers and grammatical errors all over the shop. I can't say I'd be rushing to engage that firm based on their case studies, anyway. (I'm aware they weren't involved in the case in question, obvs.)

As to the meat of the piece, I don't think the law behind proper provision is particularly unclear or confusing. The only unusual thing about this case, imo, is the amount involved and the fact that it was the wife who was the far higher earner.

But again, another clear example that the woman doesn't always get everything, despite what a sizeable contingent on here would have people believe, so thanks for posting.

Dumb Juan

Interesting what you say about proper provision, the internet has very few examples eg they earn x & spend y therefore one side contributes z to the other, which my personality would love to see. To me it all seems a bit vague but I don’t have a legal mind 😆.

True what you say, she did pay him which is only equitable, I can only hope when my time comes, the judge will be fair to us both.

Dial Hard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123339148#Comment_123339148

What PP essentially says is that neither party should suffer a substantial downgrade to their lifestyle in a divorce just because they happen to be the lower earner.

In reality, very few couples have the assets required to run two households at the same comfort level as they previously ran one, so both parties are going to have to be realistic about their post-separation lifestyles. Unfortunately, in many cases, one or both sides get entrenched and being realistic goes out the window.

In my experience, judges are usually very fair. It's the couple of years before people actually get in front of a judge that cause the most trouble, usually.

Dial Hard

There's actually a piece about PP in today's Irish Times -

Divorce, separation and doing the sums on the family home – The Irish Times