Matrimonial Finance & Taxation

"Jackson's Matrimonial Finance and Taxation" is an authoritative specialist text covering all aspects of financial problems arising from the breakdown of a marriage. Providing family law practitioners with an in-depth treatment of the subject, this unique book explains the principles applied by the courts in considering matters of finance, examines those agreements reached by parties out of court, and deals in detail with cases affecting all sections of society.The features are: the work deals with the making and the effects of orders and agreements and attempts to direct the practitioner to the right order for their client; analysis of the latest legislation, including the latest Family Proceedings Rules, the Pensions Sharing Regulations 2000, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and the Human Rights Act 1998; comprehensive case law coverage, including the recent seminal case on distribution of assets, White vs. White, and important case law thereafter; a new chapter on pensions; a new Procedural Appendix. The guidance in this book is comprehensive, providing you with coverage of all the relevant areas including: powers and reliefs; transfers and settlements of property; the matrimonial home; pensions offsetting; pensions earmarking and splitting; business and family breakdown; statutory forms; and precedents and tables.