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 2 E+W Orders for agreed financial provision

Evidence to be produced where respondent not present etc. E+W

11 (1) This paragraph applies if— E+W

(a) the respondent is not present, or

(b) is not represented by counsel or a solicitor,

at the hearing of an application for an order under this Part.

(2) The court must not make an order under this Part unless there is produced to it such evidence as may be prescribed by rules of court of—

(a) the consent of the respondent to the making of the order,

(b) the financial resources of the respondent, and

(c) if the financial provision specified in the application includes or consists of provision in respect of a child of the family to be made by the applicant to the respondent for the benefit of the child or to the child, the financial resources of the child.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 6 para. 11 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 6 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 6 para. 11(2) in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 6 para. 11 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1