SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Financial relief in Northern Ireland after overseas dissolution etc. of a civil partnership

Part 1Financial relief

Orders for financial provision, property adjustment and pension sharing

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(1)

Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where one of the civil partners has made an application for an order under this paragraph.

(2)

If the civil partnership has been dissolved or annulled, the court may on the application make any one or more of the orders which it could make under Part 1, 2 , 3 or 3A of Schedule 15 (financial provision, property adjustment , pension sharing and pension compensation sharing) if a dissolution order or nullity order had been made in respect of the civil partnership under Chapter 2 of Part 4 of this Act.

(3)

If the civil partners have been legally separated, the court may on the application make any one or more of the orders which it could make under Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 15 (financial provision and property adjustment) if a separation order had been made in respect of the civil partners under Chapter 2 of Part 4 of this Act.

(4)

The powers under sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) are subject to paragraph 11.