SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6F1Financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978
Part 1Failure to maintain etc.: financial provision
Reconciliation
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1
If an application is made for an order under this Part—
a
the court, before deciding whether to exercise its powers under this Part, must consider whether there is any possibility of reconciliation between the civil partners, and
b
if at any stage of the proceedings on that application it appears to the court that there is a reasonable possibility of such a reconciliation, the court may adjourn the proceedings for such period as it thinks fit to enable attempts to be made to effect a reconciliation.
2
If the court adjourns any proceedings under sub-paragraph (1), it may request—
a
an officer of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, or
b
any other person,
to attempt to effect a reconciliation between the civil partners.
3
If any such request is made, the officer or other person—
a
must report in writing to the court whether the attempt has been successful, but
b
must not include in the report any other information.
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)