INTRODUCTION
When people are married, in a civil union, or in another qualifying relationship, their rights to their assets become subject to the possibility that they will be redistributed if that relationship ends, for example through separation or divorce. Regimes governing such redistribution are often statutory, deriving from reforms enacted during the mid- twentieth century, as divorce became more prevalent with the introduction of no-fault divorce. Legislative relationship property redistribution regimes (‘RPRRs’) – as we label them now that they may extend to relationships beyond marriage – aim to provide a fairer answer than property and trusts doctrines provide to the question of accounting for the contributions and needs of both relationship partners at the end of a relationship …
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Adam Hofri-Winogradow and Mark J Bennett, ‘Looking Through’ Trusts in Relationship Property Redistribution Regimes: A Comparative Perspective, King’s Law Journal. Published online: 6 March 2024.
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