Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 E+W [F1 Financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 title substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 200; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

Part 1 E+W Failure to maintain etc.: financial provision

Circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made E+W

1 (1) On an application to it by one of the civil partners, [F2 the family court] may make any one or more of the orders set out in paragraph 2 if it is satisfied that the other civil partner— E+W

(a) has failed to provide reasonable maintenance for the applicant,

(b) has failed to provide, or to make a proper contribution towards, reasonable maintenance for any child of the family,

(c) has behaved in such a way that the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent, or

(d) has deserted the applicant.

(2) The power of the court under sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the following provisions of this Schedule.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 6 para. 1(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 179; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)