Women get right to reopen divorce settlements after supreme court ruling

[Sampson]

Two women who said that their ex-husbands misled judges about how much they were worth win right to have settlements re-examined

Two ex-wives who say they are entitled to more money after separation have won supreme court claims that will allow disputed divorce settlements to be re-opened.

Alison Sharland, 48, and Varsha Gohil, 50, argued that their ex-husbands misled judges about how much they were worth. Their claims will now go back to high court to be re-assessed.

Dishonesty or fraud involving failure to disclose financial assets are grounds for renegotiating previously resolved disagreements, according to unanimous judgments by a bench of seven justices.

The rulings are likely to tempt some aggrieved ex-spouses to restart legal actions. Both women took their claims to the supreme court in London to establish that non-disclosure in divorce settlements requires a case to be re-examined. Their ex-husbands disagreed.

Delivering judgment in the Sharland case, Lady Hale, deputy president of the supreme court, said: “She had been deprived of her right to a full and fair hearing of her claims.”

Both women posed for photos outside the court, smiling, and with their arms around each other. Gohil said: “I’m absolutely relieved by this judgment. I am relieved by the clarity and decisions by the judges.”

Gohil, who said her children had given her the strength to continue fighting the case, added: “There are absolutely no winners in divorce and more than a thought has to be given to the children of families locked in this type of litigation. The price they pay is a very heavy one. The emotional strain of it is huge on everyone, the drain in financial resources is enormous and none of it serves the family.”

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/oct/14/women-right-reopen-divorce-settlements-supreme-court

 

[Coldchi]

now what if a nigga were to win the lottery after his divorce is finalized? i wonder would some shit like this affect a man as well.
bitch tryin to come back and get money that was made after the marriage was over.

 

[lexdiamonnyc]

wait WHAT THEE FUCK?!?!?! so if your business ain't worth shit now, she still get a big piece....ok, I get that...it's the price of divorce. but now, if your business takes off and 10YRS later it's worth a whole lot more, the greedy bitch you paid off 10YRS ago can come back and get a bigger piece???

 

[Lehigh]

Its a U.K. issue. Your fault for living there.

 

[Maxxam]

Both women took their claims to the supreme court in London

^^^

OP should clarify

 

[doug777]

wait WHAT THEE FUCK?!?!?! so if your business ain't worth shit now, she still get a big piece....ok, I get that...it's the price of divorce. but now, if your business takes off and 10YRS later it's worth a whole lot more, the greedy bitch you paid off 10YRS ago can come back and get a bigger piece???

Dishonesty or fraud involving failure to disclose financial assets are grounds for renegotiating previously resolved disagreements, according to unanimous judgments by a bench of seven justices.

 

[gene cisco]

It's in the U.K., but I wonder if they have tried it, are trying it, or will try that shit here. Where the feminized fools who say shit is equal in divorce court in western society?

 

[Mr.Chuckles]

 

[Sampson]

^^^

OP should clarify

True but as the post quoted below says:

It's in the U.K., but I wonder if they have tried it, are trying it, or will try that shit here. Where the feminized fools who say shit is equal in divorce court in western society?

It wouldn't surprise me if they do. It's very common practice to hide assets, especially right before a divorce. I wont be shocked when this gets applied to American law soon.

 

[Mello Mello]

No winners in divorce then why reopen the case then bitch? This just means these women haven't moved on or did shit with their lives after divorce. The sense of entitlement is strong.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

Some men are so pitiful. I hope the courts take em to the cleaners.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

No winners in divorce then why reopen the case then bitch? This just means these women haven't moved on or did shit with their lives after divorce. The sense of entitlement is strong.

Get fired from s job and then have the company pay you a buyout from a percentsgr of your w2. Turns out they have doctored the w2s and are paying you less. If youre willing to accept less, they they might do the same.

 

[Mo-Better]

These court rulings are about to make marriage completely obsolete. The only people that will be marrying will be gays and lesbians.

I/We don't know all the particulars to this cases but one thing seems to emerge in every case. The man is certain to get fucked up by the system damn near every time. IMO marriage is no longer worth the trouble for a man.

 

[BDR]

The OP in London... That shit ain't flying here in the states bruh

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

The OP in London... That shit ain't flying here in the states bruh

If you wantto screw someone over, come to america.

 

[Mello Mello]

Get fired from s job and then have the company pay you a buyout from a percentsgr of your w2. Turns out they have doctored the w2s and are paying you less. If youre willing to accept less, they they might do the same.

Except marriage isn't employment.

They shouldn't be able to reopen a divorce proceedings just because they didn't get what they wanted.

This is just about a sense of entitlement to another persons money.

 

[knightmelodic]

Contract killers will find more work now.

 

[ballscout1]

nah these are cats that tried to hide martial assets during the divorce.

winning the lottery or your business booms after the divorce has been finalized is easy to prove and they aren't entitled.

this is because the dudes have basically been accused of providing false information during the divorce.

if thats true and the women can prove it the court is going in on them with no vaseline

 

[max-dawg]

The OP in London... That shit ain't flying here in the states bruh

don't bet on it. these lawyers need to get paid one way or another.

btyb gnote 3

 

[ballscout1]

Except marriage isn't employment.

They shouldn't be able to reopen a divorce proceedings just because they didn't get what they wanted.

This is just about a sense of entitlement to another persons money.

if those dudes lied on the financial disclosure then they certainly can re-open it.

they must have some proof for it to go that far up the court system and ruled in their favor

 

[max-dawg]

Some men are so pitiful. I hope the courts take em to the cleaners.

[emoji38] you think the cleaners ain't open already?

get married & get divorced. I bet you'd STFU after that experience. trust me.

btyb gnote 3

 

[MistaPhantastic]

True but as the post quoted below says:



It wouldn't surprise me if they do. It's very common practice to hide assets, especially right before a divorce. I wont be shocked when this gets applied to American law soon.

Rich business-savvy men don't own shit. They companies they build own everything; they own very little. That way, there is nothing for her to take WHEN he divorces her.
The big mistake those dudes made was revealing shit to their exes. A bitch can't fuck with what she don't know you have. The true big mistake was getting married in the first place.

 

[ballscout1]

[emoji38] you think the cleaners ain't open already?

get married & get divorced. I bet you'd STFU after that experience. trust me.

btyb gnote 3

depends on the state , depends on the two people getting divorced, and it depends on what you have.

stop falling for the horror stories.

I know plenty of people who divorced and stayed great friends and the woman never tried to jerk them...they just realized they couldn't be married and ended it.....amicably.

 

[gene cisco]

depends on the state , depends on the two people getting divorced, and it depends on what you have.

stop falling for the horror stories.

I know plenty of people who divorced and stayed great friends and the woman never tried to jerk them...they just realized they couldn't be married and ended it.....amicably.

When you don't admit there is gender bias in divorce and family court, you sound like a white person who won't admit the justice system is racially bias.

Family/divorce court favors women. Doesn't mean men should avoid marriage, just means they need to live in reality and know what can happen when it ends -- especially if children are involved.

Men wouldn't even be hiding assets in the first place if the shit were fair. Pensions aren't even safe.

 

[Mello Mello]

if those dudes lied on the financial disclosure then they certainly can re-open it.

they must have some proof for it to go that far up the court system and ruled in their favor

Could be, but I bet they had their lawyers hire accountants to find minor discrepancy to build a case on.

 

[ballscout1]

When you don't admit there is gender bias in divorce and family court, you sound like a white person who won't admit the justice system is racially bias.

Family/divorce court favors women. Doesn't mean men should avoid marriage, just means they need to live in reality and know what can happen when it ends -- especially if children are involved.

Men wouldn't even be hiding assets in the first place if the shit were fair. Pensions aren't even safe.

there is gender bias in the courts....divorce is between the two people.

and there are states that aren't community property states and there are states that don't do heavy alimony.

stop making blanket statements.

so i sound white cause you sound like an idiot thinking they are the same.

if its up to the courts you certainly can get fucked over.

just like when you involve the courts in deciding child support and visitation.

has not much to do with reality and more to do with stop letting courts decide your family situation...you can do all that before hand and then all the court does is sign off.

millions of people get uncontested divorces where they just split and walk away.

millions of people decide child support and make agreements without the court deciding it..

men wouldn't hide shit if it was fair ? yeah right....the reason that there are laws to give support is because men wasn't giving their wives shit when they left......woman raise 10 kids , cook and clean for 30 years and get left ass out.

and it ain't the everyday mofokr hiding shit, its the rich who also try and avoid taxes..cut corners on worker safety and on and on.

 

[ballscout1]

Could be, but I bet they had their lawyers hire accountants to find minor discrepancy to build a case on.

to take a case all the way to the supreme court costs a lot of money..and hiring accountants.

i doubt they pay that much for a minor discrepancy.

court ain't siding with them cause the found a 10k bond somewhere

 

[The Plutonian]

They were under oath and if they lied that's perjury, grounds to retry or grant continuance. Not a matter of who wins, it's about the truth and law. They will cry in the car. A lot

 

[Mello Mello]

to take a case all the way to the supreme court costs a lot of money..and hiring accountants.

i doubt they pay that much for a minor discrepancy.

court ain't siding with them cause the found a 10k bond somewhere

They were under oath and if they lied that's perjury, grounds to retry or grant continuance. Not a matter of who wins, it's about the truth and law. They will cry in the car. A lot

alright

 

[kdogg3270]

These court rulings are about to make marriage completely obsolete. The only people that will be marrying will be gays and lesbians.

I/We don't know all the particulars to this cases but one thing seems to emerge in every case. The man is certain to get fucked up by the system damn near every time. IMO marriage is no longer worth the trouble for a man.

cosign that. Never been married and don't plan on it either. And women ALWAYS take issue when you tell them that

 

[GAMETHEORY]

I am disgusted by the greed of these women. Not satisfied with huge settlements by ordinary standards they seem to think that because they were astute enough to marry men with the drive and energy to create successful businesses that this somehow entitles them to vast fortunes to which they have contributed next to nothing. It's good diggers charter. How can women claim equality when the easiest way to get rich is marry a successful man?

 

[ballscout1]

I am disgusted by the greed of these women. Not satisfied with huge settlements by ordinary standards they seem to think that because they were astute enough to marry men with the drive and energy to create successful businesses that this somehow entitles them to vast fortunes to which they have contributed next to nothing. It's good diggers charter. How can women claim equality when the easiest way to get rich is marry a successful man?

Not always true though.

The richest dude in Illinois is going through a divorce and his wife was a very successful in the financial industry...and gave up her career when they married.

she helped him build his company and she will get broke off.

and they arguing in court over how much.

 

[crackheadlou]

Clarify your shit son....THIS IS IN LONDON ENGLAND!