Hearings
England & Wales
06 Dec 1982 [1984] AC 174; [1983] 2 WLR 633; [1983] 1 All ER 1017, CA
30 Jun 1983 (pet all) [1984] AC 174; [1983] 2 WLR 648h; [1983] 3 WLR 173; [1983] 2 All ER 807, HL(E)
Richards v Richards (1983)
Subject Matter
HUSBAND AND WIFE — Injunction — Exclusion from matrimonial home — Wife leaving home because of husband's conduct — Divorce petition alleging conduct unreasonable — No violence — Wife living with children in poor accommodation — Whether husband to vacate matrimonial home in interests of children — Basis of court's jurisdiction to make ouster orders — Matters to be taken into account — Matrimonial Homes Act 1967, s 1(1)(2)(3)(6) (as amended by Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978, s 36) — Guardianship of Minors Act 1971, s 1 (as amended by Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976, ss 3, 4)
Appellate History
Richards v Richards (1983) [1984] AC 174; [1983] 2 WLR 633; [1983] 1 All ER 1017, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed
Richards v Richards (1983) [1984] AC 174; [1983] 2 WLR 648h; [1983] 3 WLR 173; [1983] 2 All ER 807, HL(E)