Section 145A — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Treatment of applications for maintenance by applicants residing in Convention countries

145A Treatment of applications for maintenance by applicants residing in Convention countries Where a Registrar of a District Court receives from the Secretary an application under this section, the Registrar shall (subject to section 145J of this Act),— (a) In the case of an application in respect of the maintenance of any person other than a child of the respondent, or an application made pursuant to any of sections 78 to 81 of this Act, deal with the application in all respects as if it were an application for a maintenance order made to the Court under Part 6 of this Act, and that Part shall apply accordingly: (b) In the case of an application in respect of the maintenance of any child of the respondent, deal with the application in accordance with sections 145B to 145I of this Act. Sections 145A to 145J were inserted, as from 1 July 1992, by section 21 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 144). Section 145A was amended, as from 1 July 1995, by section 10(1) Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39) by omitting the words “ for Justice ” .