A party to a marriage in the England and Wales, on divorce, nullity or judicial separation, may present claims to a court in England and Wales for ancillary relief, for resolution of financial issues. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody and distribution of property. ... In linear algebra, the nullity of a matrix M is the number of columns of M minus the rank of M. If the m by n matrix M is regarded as a linear transformation Rn → Rm, then the nullity is equal to the dimension of the kernel of this linear...

The principal source is section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, which sets out the main factors to be taken into account. The law has moved significantly since the House of Lords gave judgment in the case of 'White v White'. Since then, the Court of Appeal has developed case law on the meaning of 'fairness' and where an equal division is appropriate. [[Category:United Kingdom This article is about the British House of Lords. ... Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ...