Courts not sold on men’s schemes to stash cash away from wives

04 September 2020 - 08:00
By Tania Broughton
Court have condemned men for using financial shenanigans to avoid payouts to spouses in accrual claims during divorce proceedings.
Image: 123RF/STOCKSTUDIO44 Court have condemned men for using financial shenanigans to avoid payouts to spouses in accrual claims during divorce proceedings.

Using “trusts” and other financial shenanigans to avoid payouts to spouses in accrual claims in divorce proceedings have been condemned in two recent judgments.

These highlight the “vulnerability” of women who are “emotionally and financially” battered by their estranged spouses.