26(1)In section 22 (expenses of action)—S
(a)for “party to a marriage” substitute “ person ”,
(b)for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)an action for aliment brought—
(i)by either party to a marriage, or
(ii)by either party in a civil partnership,
on his own behalf against the other party or partner,”,
(c)in paragraph (b), after “separation” insert “ (whether of the parties to a marriage or the civil partners in a civil partnership) ”,
(d)after paragraph (b) insert—
“(bb)an action for dissolution of a civil partnership, declarator that a civil partnership exists or declarator of nullity of a civil partnership,”, and
(e)after fifth “marriage” insert “ or the other partner in the civil partnership ”.