Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970

19Orders for custody of children in cases of neglect to maintain

(1)Where the court makes an order under section 6 of this Act, the court shall also have power from time to time to make such orders as it thinks fit with respect to the custody of any child of the family who is for the time being under the age of eighteen; but the power conferred by this section and any order made in exercise of that power shall have effect only as respects any period when an order is in force under that section and the child is under that age.

(2)Section 18(2) and (6) of this Act shall apply in relation to an order made under this section as they apply in relation to an order made under that section.