Point in time view as at 26/11/2014.
Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 15 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
15(1)If—E+W
(a)the civil partners have been living apart for a continuous period exceeding 3 months, neither civil partner having deserted the other, and
(b)one of the civil partners has been making periodical payments for the benefit of the other civil partner or of a child of the family,
the other civil partner may apply to [F1the family court] for an order under this Part.
(2)An application made under sub-paragraph (1) must specify the total amount of the payments made by the respondent during the period of 3 months immediately preceding the date of the making of the application.
(3)If on an application for an order under this Part the court is satisfied that the respondent has made the payments specified in the application, the court may make one or both of the orders set out in paragraph 16.
(4)Sub-paragraph (3) is subject to the provisions of this Schedule.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 6 para. 15(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 182; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
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