The Recovery of Maintenance (United States of America) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 2006

maintenance of dependants

The Recovery of Maintenance (United States of America) Order 2007

Made

25th July 2007

Laid before Parliament

1st August 2007

Coming into force

1st October 2007

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of July 2007

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty is satisfied that arrangements have been made in the United States of America to ensure that applications by persons in the United Kingdom for the recovery of maintenance from persons in the United States of America can be entertained by courts in the United States of America.

Her Majesty is also satisfied that in the interest of reciprocity it is desirable to ensure that applications by persons in the United States of America for the recovery of maintenance from persons in the United Kingdom can be entertained by courts in the United Kingdom.

Therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 40 and 45(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

(1)

1972 c.18; section 40 was amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c.27), Schedules 11 and 14.