SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7Financial relief in England and Wales after overseas dissolution etc. of a civil partnership
Part 1Financial relief
Presumptions for the purposes of paragraph 15
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1
Sub-paragraph (3) applies where—
a
an application is made under paragraph 15(2) or (3) by one of the civil partners with respect to—
i
a disposition which took place less than 3 years before the date of the application, or
ii
a disposition or other dealing with property which is about to take place, and
b
the court is satisfied that the disposition or other dealing would (apart from paragraph 15 and this paragraph of this Schedule) have the consequence of defeating a claim by the applicant.
2
Sub-paragraph (3) also applies where—
a
an application is made under paragraph 15(4) by one of the civil partners with respect to a disposition which took place less than 3 years before the date of the application, and
b
the court is satisfied that the disposition has had the consequence of defeating a claim by the applicant.
3
It shall be presumed, unless the contrary is shown, that the person who—
a
disposed of, or
b
is about to dispose of or deal with the property,
did so, or (as the case may be) is about to do so, with the intention of defeating the applicant’s claim.
4
A reference in this paragraph to defeating a claim by one of the civil partners has the meaning given by paragraph 15(9).