SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Financial relief in England and Wales 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 or 4 of Schedule 5 (financial provision, property adjustment and pension sharing) if a dissolution order or nullity order had been made in respect of the civil partnership under Chapter 2 of Part 2 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 5 (financial provision and property adjustment) if a separation order had been made in respect of the civil partners under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of this Act.

4

Where under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) the court makes—

a

an order which, if made under Schedule 5, would be a secured periodical payments order,

b

an order for the payment of a lump sum, or

c

an order which, if made under that Schedule, would be a property adjustment order,

then, on making that order or at any time afterwards, the court may make any order which it could make under Part 3 of Schedule 5 (sale of property) if the order under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) had been made under that Schedule.

5

The powers under sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) are subject to paragraph 11.