Section 70 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Order for maintenance after marriage or civil union dissolved or de facto relationship ends

70 Order for maintenance after marriage or civil union dissolved or de facto relationship ends (1) A Family Court may make an order under subsection (2) — (a) on or at any time after the making of an order dissolving a marriage or civil union: (b) at any time after a de facto relationship ends. (2) The Court may do the following under this section: (a) order either party to the proceedings, or the personal representative of either party, to pay to the other party for such term as the Court thinks fit (but not exceeding the life of the other party) such periodical sum towards the maintenance of the other party as the Court thinks fit: (b) make any other order referred to in section 69(1) , either instead of or in addition to an order under paragraph (a) . (3) Section 69(2) applies to an order under this section for the payment of a lump sum. (4) In this section, a reference to an order dissolving a marriage or civil union includes a reference to a decree or order or legislative enactment recognised in New Zealand by virtue of section 44 , as if that decree or order or legislative enactment were an order of a court of competent jurisdiction in New Zealand. (5) This section is subject to sections 61 , 70A , 70B , and 71 . Compare: 1963 No 71 s 40 Section 70 was substituted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 9 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 7). The heading to section 70 was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 44(1) Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102) by inserting the words “ or civil union ” after the word “ marriage ” . Section 70 was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 44(1) Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102) by inserting the words “ or civil union ” after the word “ marriage ” in both places it appears.