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Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
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[F123A Property adjustment orders: divorce and separation.E+W
(1)On an application made under this section, the court may, at any time mentioned in section 22A(2) above, make one or more property adjustment orders.
(2)If the court makes, in favour of the same party to the marriage, more than one property adjustment order in relation to any marital proceedings, whether in the course of the proceedings or by reference to a divorce order or separation order made in the proceedings, each order must fall within a different paragraph of section 21(2) above.
(3)The court shall exercise its powers under this section, so far as is practicable, by making on one occasion all such provision as can be made by way of one or more property adjustment orders in relation to the marriage as it thinks fit.
(4)Subsection (3) above does not affect section 31 or 31A below.
(5)This section is to be read subject to any restrictions imposed by this Act and to section 19 of the 1996 Act.]
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F1S. 23A inserted (with saving) (prosp.) by 1996 c. 27, ss. 15, 67(3), Sch. 2 para. 5
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C1S. 23A applied (1.10.1997) by 1996 c. 27, ss. 53, 63(4), Sch. 7 Pt. III para. 12(2); S.I. 1997/1892, art. 3(a)
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