Division of property also known as equitable distribution of parties which is a judicial division of property rights and obligations between spouses during divorce. It may be done by agreement, through a property settlement or by judicial decree.

In England & Wales, the recent case of Miller v Miller gave the wife a considerable proportion of the husband's recent gains resulting from dealings in the City (short marriage). Pagliowska v Pagliowski refers to runaway costs.

Divorce In the issue of property settlement, it is incubent on the family advocate to put into cons the issue of procurement and realise that in the event when one partner contribute most to the upkeepiing of the household, such a partner should be given a fairer consideration in assessing what the latter should get.