The division of the Family Home is frequently the key issue when reaching a financial settlement in divorce. The home can be sold and the proceeds divided, or it can be transferred to one of the parties, usually in return for a lump sum payment, or it can be retained for the occupation of one party, (usually to the exclusion of the other) until a suitable time in the future. The decision is made by addressing the sharing principle which provides a starting point of a 50:50 split and weighing this against the parties’ needs. The housing needs of the children will always take priority and it would be right to say that ‘needs trumps sharing’ where the Family home is concerned.