A reminder of the benefit of nuptial agreement and ringfencing inherited wealth in divorce.

An interesting case (ST v AR [2025] EWFC 4), and informative summary here by Jessica Reid, regarding the ringfencing of inherited wealth against balancing the needs of the wife on divorce.

I particularly like the commentary regarding whether the existence of a nuptial agreement would have changed the outcome in this case. And, I agree - probably not as the case centred on an assessment of the wife's reasonable needs - but highlight that a pre or post nuptial agreement would have perhaps saved the parties from the costs and time/ impact that litigation would likely have had upon them both by making the outcome more controlled and certain for each of them.