Editing Division of property (section)

==United Kingdom law==
In England & Wales, partners in or out of marriage can agree how the joint and severally hold assets will be divided without the intervention of the courts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/money-property-when-relationship-ends|title=Money and property when a relationship ends |publisher=HM Government|access-date=16 November 2017}}</ref> Where agreement cannot be reached, the courts may be asked to determine a fair and equitable division. The case of [[Miller v Miller]] gave the wife a considerable proportion of the husband's recent gains resulting from dealings in the City even though the marriage was short lived.