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69(1)[F1Subject to sub-paragraph (1A),] either party to a maintenance agreement may apply to the court F2... for an order under this paragraph if—E+W
(a)the maintenance agreement is for the time being subsisting, and
(b)each of the parties to the agreement is for the time being domiciled or resident in England and Wales.
[F3(1A)If an application or part of an application relates to a matter where jurisdiction falls to be determined by reference to the jurisdictional requirements of the Maintenance Regulation and Schedule 6 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011—
(a)the requirement as to domicile or residence in sub-paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to the application or that part of it, but
(b)the court may not entertain the application or that part of it unless it has jurisdiction to do so by virtue of that Regulation and that Schedule.]
(2)The court may make an order under this paragraph if it is satisfied that—
(a)because of a change in the circumstances in the light of which—
(i)any financial arrangements contained in the agreement were made, or
(ii)financial arrangements were omitted from it,
the agreement should be altered so as to make different financial arrangements or so as to contain financial arrangements, or
(b)that the agreement does not contain proper financial arrangements with respect to any child of the family.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2)(a) the reference to a change in the circumstances includes a change foreseen by the parties when making the agreement.
(4)An order under this paragraph may make such alterations in the agreement—
(a)by varying or revoking any financial arrangements contained in it, or
(b)by inserting in it financial arrangements for the benefit of one of the parties to the agreement or of a child of the family,
as appear to the court to be just having regard to all the circumstances, including, if relevant, the matters mentioned in paragraph 22(3).
(5)The effect of the order is that the agreement is to be treated as if any alteration made by the order had been made by agreement between the partners and for valuable consideration.
(6)The power to make an order under this paragraph is subject to [F4paragraph] 71.
[F5(7)In this paragraph, “the Maintenance Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 including as applied in relation to Denmark by virtue of the Agreement made on 19th October 2005 between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 5 para. 69(1) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 9, Sch. 7 para. 16(4)(a)
F2Words in Sch. 5 para. 69(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 173(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F3Sch. 5 para. 69(1A) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 9, Sch. 7 para. 16(4)(b)
F4Word in Sch. 5 para. 69(6) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 173(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F5Sch. 5 para. 69(7) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 9, Sch. 7 para. 16(4)(c)
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