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This case (Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571) demonstrates the strong presumption that domestic agreements, even if framed in contractual terms, are not intended to create legal obligations. Mr Balfour agreed to pay his wife a sum of money for maintenance while he was posted to Ceylon. After they separated, Mrs Balfour took action to hold him to his payments. The action failed because there was no indication that the arrangement was intended to be a contract.