The Court of Appeal held that it would be inconsistent with the purpose of the statutory scheme, and wording of Sch 1, if the court did not have the power to make a settlement of property order for the benefit of a person who would be over 18 when it took effect; however, protecting the children from the financial pressure or ‘manipulation’ the appellant might exert had not come within the scope of an ‘exceptional’ circumstance which would have justified making an outright capital award in favour of an adult child.