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A hybrid knowledge-based (combining rule-based and casebased material) system for settling the disposition of the matrimonial home after divorce, according to relevant English law, is described. Development of such a hybrid system is significant because on their own neither rules nor past cases are sufficient for problem-solving even in such a supposedly simple legal area. A multi-layered representation is used for the case material. In responding to a new case, the system can produce initial advice using its rule-base, which may be full-fledged or partial advice, or indicate similar past cases and their decisions. The system is also designed to produce a similarity assessment to explore the best precedents to reach a final solution, taking into account the most relevant knowledge from either representation.
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Pal, K., Campbell, J.A. (1995). A hybrid system for decision-making about assets in English divorce cases. In: Watson, I.D. (eds) Progress in Case-Based Reasoning. UK CBR 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1020. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60654-8_30
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