Hearings
21 Dec 1981 [1983] Ch 45; [1982] 3 WLR 86; [1982] 3 All ER 181, DC
In re Abbott (A Bankrupt), Ex parte Trustee of the Property of the Bankrupt v Abbott (PM)
Subject Matter
BANKRUPTCY — Void settlement — Matrimonial home — Wife joint owner of house — Divorce proceedings — Wife's claim to property adjustment order transferring house to her — Compromise of claim — Wife's relinquishment of rights in return for money on sale of house — Husband's bankruptcy — Whether wife “purchaser … for valuable consideration” — Bankruptcy Act 1914, s 42(1) — Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, ss 24, 39