Patricia Jones, the woman at the centre of last week's Supreme Court case to determine what share her former cohabiting partner is entitled to in the family home, has discovered that the lack of any formal arrangement at the time she purchased her property has resulted her ex partner sucessfully claiming 50% of the current value.
This is despite the fact Mrs Jones and her ex partner split up around 18 years ago, in 1993, after sharing a home in Thundersley, Essex, for only eight years.
The recent High Court case of N v F [2011] has provided guidance on the correct approach to be taken with respect to pre-acquired wealth in divorce claims.
