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Myerson – don’t go there? Setting aside divorce settlements because of financial changes
Anyone reading the Court of Appeal judgment and media reports on the Brian and Ingrid Myerson case of 11th March 2009 could be forgiven for thinking that if he could not succeed in setting aside his divorce settlement because of the dramatic change in the economy and his financial fortunes, what are the chances for lesser mortals? The chances may be very slim indeed. The Court of Appeal gave a firm indication that such applications would be unlikely to succeed. Nevertheless we consider that there maybe good reasons to be cautiously optimistic in appropriate circumstances in seeking to set aside a final family court order where there have been dramatic changes in the finances as a consequence of the recession.
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Posted on 24 April, 2009 by David Hodson
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