ABSTRACT
The fate of the matrimonial home may well be decided at the outset by the court’s duty under s 25(1) to give first consideration to the welfare of the minor children of the family or there may be considerable choice as to the precise manner in which the parties’ assets should be distributed, but whichever is the case you will usually find it easier to put the package together if a decision is reached first about the home, especially as, with the possible exception of the husband’s pension rights, the home will usually be the parties’ most valuable asset.
