The Weekly Law Reports
[1988] 2 WLR 204
[COURT OF APPEAL]
ATKINSON
v.
ATKINSON
1987 July 23;
Aug. 11
Aug. 11
May L.J. and Waterhouse J.
Husband and Wife
— Financial provision
— Periodical payments order
— Variation
— Application to reduce amount of periodical payments
— Wife in receipt of substantial periodical payments cohabiting with man on low income
— Cohabitee capable of earning much more
— Wife and cohabitee intending to remain unmarried
— Husband's application to reduce periodical payments to nominal sum
— Whether cohabitation decisive factor on application
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Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18), s. 31(7)(a) (as substituted by Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42), s. 6(3))