#lump-sum discharge

Supreme Court rules that a lump-sum payment under a family settlement (Clause 10) extinguishes interim income-linked maintenance (Clause 9), affirming concurrent findings of the Family Court and High Court. The ruling clarifies the hierarchy of settlement terms over prior maintenance obligations, impacting parties bound by mutual consent decrees.

Supreme Court rules that a lump sum payment under a family settlement (Clause 10) discharges interim income-linked maintenance (Clause 9), barring further claims. The ruling clarifies how settlement terms override statutory maintenance obligations in mutual divorce cases.