Civil Partnership Act 2004 Explanatory Notes

Part 2 - Steps to prevent avoidance prior to application for leave under paragraph 4

756.Part 2 provides the court with powers to make such orders as it thinks fit restraining a party from making any disposition or transfer out of the jurisdiction intended to defeat the other party’s prospective claim. The court may only make an order under this Part where the applicant intends to apply for leave to make an application for an order under paragraph 9 as soon as he or she has been habitually resident in Northern Ireland for one year.

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