The Law Reports (Family Division)
[2013] Fam 292
Court of Appeal
Hamilton
v
Hamilton
[2013] EWCA Civ 13
2012 Dec 6;
2013 Jan 24
Thorpe, Kitchin LJJ, Baron J
Husband and wife— Financial provision— Lump sum award— Consent order that wife pay husband five “lump sums” over time— Whether necessarily constituting order for payment of lump sum by instalments— Whether court having jurisdiction to construe order so as to reflect underlying agreement between parties— Whether on facts to be construed as order for payment of lump sum by instalments— Whether court having jurisdiction to vary—
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c 18), ss 23(1)(c)(3)(c), 31(1)