Ruth Abrams, partner in the family department at SA Law, said: ‘As solicitors we are experiencing a growing trend in the cases which we are dealing with on a day-to-day basis, whereby the courts are demonstrating a greater expectation on the non-earning spouse to take responsibility for their finances after divorce.
‘This may mean utilising an earning capacity or it may mean making sensible financial decisions.’
Read a review of the case and commentary at The Law Society Gazette here.