Section 69 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Maintenance order in favour of either spouse or civil union partner

69 Maintenance order in favour of either spouse or civil union partner (1) On hearing an application under section 67 of this Act a Family Court may, subject to section 61 of this Act, make any one or more of the following orders: (a) An order directing the respondent to pay, for such period as the Court thinks fit (but not exceeding the joint lives of the parties), such periodical sum towards the future maintenance of the applicant as the Court thinks fit: (b) An order directing the respondent to pay such lump sum towards the future maintenance of the applicant as the Court thinks fit: (c) An order directing the respondent to pay such lump sum towards the past maintenance of the applicant as the Court thinks fit. (2) An order under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section for the payment of a lump sum may provide that the sum shall be payable— (a) At a future date specified in the order; or (b) By instalments specified in the order; or (c) On such terms and conditions as the Court specifies in the order. (3) Subject to any agreement by the parties to the contrary, an order made under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section, and every order made under section 99 of this Act varying or extending such an order, shall cease to have effect if the party in whose favour it is made marries or enters into a civil union. Compare: 1963 No 71 s 40(2); 1968 No 62 ss 26, 31(1), (2) The heading to section 69 was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 44(2) Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102) by substituting the words “ either spouse or civil union partner ” for the words “ husband or wife ” . Subsection (3) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 44(2) Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102) by substituting the words “ or enters into a civil union ” for the word “ again ” .