Ipekçi v McConnell [2019] EWFC 19

The Hon. Richard Todd KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge). Court varies Xydhias agreement, imposing significant contingent reduction in maintenance following change in circumstances.

In this judgment, HHJ Edward Hess explores the weight which should be given to pre-nuptial agreements and Deeds of Revocations where the Deed of Revocation is entered into shortly before the demise of a marriage.

King, Moylan and Snowden LJJ. The Court of Appeal allowed the husband’s appeal against the final order made by Francis J on 15 March 2024, emphasising the importance of full and frank disclosure in pre-nuptial agreements when agreed by the parties.

Unpaid child maintenance remains one of the most persistent and under-addressed financial injustices affecting separated families in England and Wales. The failures of the CMS destabilise the very integrity of financial provision for children post-separation.