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Consent Orders Financial Remedy Proceedings

Financial Remedy cases to be opened to media

Financial Remedy cases to be opened to media from 29 January 2024

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Consent Orders Financial Remedy Proceedings

Is Covid-19 a Barder Event sufficient to set aside a Consent Order?

Does the financial fallout from Covid-19 on your assets and income qualify as a an ‘entirely unforseen’ Barder Event?

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Consent Orders Divorce Divorce faq Financial Remedy Proceedings

What is the Barder Principle

The case of Barder shows the rare circumstances in which a divorce award can be varied after it has been made. In the case of Barder, the wife received a settlement which provided for her and her two children

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Consent Orders Divorce Divorce faq Divorce Grounds Financial Remedy Proceedings Prenuptial Agreements

The Barder Principle in Appealing Consent Orders and Final Orders

The Barder principle comes from the 1987 case of Barder v Barder, and allows a family law court to exercise its discretion to grant leave to appeal a Consent Order or a Final Order, out of time. For such an appeal to succeed, certain conditions must be satisfied