SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

172Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

1

Paragraph 65 (orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid after cessation of order by reason of formation of subsequent civil partnership or marriage) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (6) (application may be made in certain proceedings, or to county court) for “a county court”, in each place, substitute “the family court”.

3

Omit sub-paragraph (7) (no limits on jurisdiction of county court under sub-paragraph (6)).

4

In sub-paragraph (8)(a) (liability of court officers in respect of orders for periodical payments)—

a

for “the designated officer for a magistrates’ court to whom any payments under a payments order are required to be made” substitute “an officer of the family court”, and

b

for “in pursuance of the payments order” substitute “, in pursuance of a payments order requiring payments to be made to the court or an officer of the court,”.

5

In sub-paragraph (10) (interpretation) for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute

or

aa

the officer of the family court,