When assessing what is just and equitable under section 20 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984, a party's pre-existing child maintenance obligations must be deducted from their total financial contributions to the welfare of the family. Expenditure on holidays where the paying party was the moving force does not, without more, make it just and equitable to adjust property interests. No Jones v Dunkel inference is available where the uncalled witness is a solicitor whose evidence would require waiver of legal professional privilege.
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