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In the case of a divorce or separation, business and residential property owned by one (or both) of the parties may have a significant value.
Main legislation for divorce, judicial separation and nullity of marriage can be found in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. The Act has been adapted in order to help the court achieve a clean break for the parties involved. The interpretation of the Act placed emphasis on the needs of both parties. A House of Lords court case in 2000 gave a very significant ruling on the division of property and for this a professional valuation of the property by a Chartered Surveyor is essential.
The Family Proceedings Rules 1991 provide that the Court must give permission for expert evidence to be given from Chartered Surveyors or similarly qualified people. The court will only give permission of expert evidence is reasonably required and justified under the rules.
Our team of qualified surveyors have given written expert evidence in many divorce cases where substantial assets were at stake.
