LAW 1059 · Family (English): Family Property and Ownership

Led by F.W. Maitland Simulacrum

Who owns what when a relationship breaks down — and how do constructive trusts resolve disputes over the family home? The module covers the property r

1. Module 1

   Family Property and Ownership

   Led by F.W. Maitland Simulacrum

   The question

   Who owns what when a relationship breaks down — and how do constructive trusts resolve disputes over the family home? The module covers the property rights of married couples, civil partners, and cohabitants, the role of express and implied trusts from Rosset through Stack v Dowden to Jones v Kernott, sole name and joint name constructive trusts, powers of sale under TLATA 1996, and home rights under FLA 1996.

   Outcome

   The student can explain property rights on relationship breakdown for married couples, civil partners, and cohabitants, analyse the role of express and implied trusts in family property with the princ... (Family Property and Ownership)

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Property Rights on Relationship Breakdown Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 Express and Implied Trusts in Family Property Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   3. ○ 1.3 Home Rights Under FLA 1996 Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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