Christmas Divorces - What happens to the presents? ================================================== As the magazine anticipated the famous festive flurry of divorces, Vardags' president Ayesha Vardag wrote for SLOAN! Magazine about the interesting question of what happens to the Christmas gifts when couples separate. Ayesha commented "*Spiteful aggrieved husbands can often dig in their heels when it comes to settlement, extracting petty concessions on household items and gifts before signing off on a big financial payout*." She recalled that one "*fought bitterly to retain 'his' lawnmower, despite the fact he was now living in a garden-less city flat*." This intransigence was not, however, limited to the mail gender. "*While men are often thought of as petrol heads, its increasingly common for wives to be attached to their cars - be they Chelsea tractors or high end sports cars. Often clients will fight tooth and nail to retain the Range Rover of their favoured Ferrari - or their 'babies' as they commonly call them,"*Ayesha remarked. Ayesha also discussed with the magazine the serious evidential value which presents can have, observing "*As wives seek to demonstrate the lifestyle they enjoyed during the marriage the Cartier watches, Tiffany earrings and designer dresses can help bolster their case. Each old act of generosity can be utilised by the lawyers to gain a fair share of the marital pot*." She concluded with the warning that "*Whether they are cited as evidence, or fought over in negotiation, the presents will not remain under the tree but may well be under the spotlight as couples come to divorce*" "Ayesha Vardag - Britain's top divorce lawyer." ![The Huffington Post](https://vardags.com/images/logo/huffpost.png) "Ayesha Vardag - Woman of the Year"![GG2](https://vardags.com/images/logo/gg2-3.png) "Leading, Magic Circle law firm."Mr Justice Coleridge "A handful of firms dominate the so-called 'glamour' end of the market ... Vardags"The Times "One of the best divorce lawyers in the country"Marie Claire "Ayesha Vardag - 'diva of divorce' for the world's super rich" ![BBC](https://vardags.com/images/logo/bbc.png) "Dr Stephen Bence is a financial genius."Lewis Marks KC "Ayesha Vardag - the Queen of divorce"Daily Mail "Vardags brilliantly argued my case to a resounding victory"Pauline Chai (client) "Britain's top divorce lawyer" ![The Telegraph](https://vardags.com/images/logo/telegraph.png) More Divorce news ----------------- [Ayesha Vardag on Scottish and English Divorce Law](https://vardags.com/posts/ayesha-vardag-scottish-law "Ayesha Vardag on Scottish and English Divorce Law") [How to help your start-up survive divorce](https://vardags.com/posts/help-start-survive-divorce "How to help your start-up survive divorce") [Christmas Divorces - What happens to the presents?](https://vardags.com/posts/christmas-divorces-happens-presents "Christmas Divorces - What happens to the presents?") [How I survived my first Christmas after divorce](https://vardags.com/posts/survived-first-christmas-divorce "How I survived my first Christmas after divorce") Articles by John Oxley ---------------------- [Ayesha Vardag's Ten Tips For Couples At Christmas](https://vardags.com/posts/vardags-ten-tips-christmas "Ayesha Vardag's Ten Tips For Couples At Christmas") [How we broke the glass ceiling](https://vardags.com/posts/broke-glass-ceiling "How we broke the glass ceiling") [Christmas Divorces - What happens to the presents?](https://vardags.com/posts/christmas-divorces-happens-presents "Christmas Divorces - What happens to the presents?") [How I survived my first Christmas after divorce](https://vardags.com/posts/survived-first-christmas-divorce "How I survived my first Christmas after divorce")