4 Dissolution orders: time limits
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (2020 c 11) | Legislation

4  Dissolution orders: time limits

(1)     The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 37 (powers to make orders and effect of orders), omit subsection (2).

(3)     After section 37 insert—

“37A Dissolution on ground of breakdown: conditional and final orders

(1)     Every dissolution order—

(a)     is, in the first instance, a conditional order, and

(b)     may not be made final before the end of the period of 6 weeks from the making of the conditional order (the “first prescribed period”).

(2)     The court may not make a conditional order unless—

(a)

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

What is electronic money?

What is electronic money?BREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Following IP completion day, key transitional arrangements come to an end and significant

LEXISNEXIS

The Standard Provisions of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

The Standard Provisions of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)FORTHCOMING CHANGE: The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) is currently reviewing and revising the STEP Standard provisions and intends to release the 3rd edition later in 2021.Trustees' powersAs trusts can

LEXISNEXIS

Notice to complete

While this Practice Note primarily covers commercial property matters, it also touches on residential considerations.Time is generally not of the essence for completion of a contract for the sale of land. If the seller or the buyer delays completion, the defaulting party will be liable in damages

LEXISNEXIS

Option agreements—the need for a long-stop date

Call options are frequently used by developers to secure a right to buy land if planning permission is obtained. Taking an option provides the developer with time to make and pursue a planning application before having to commit to paying for the land. The developer's initial outlay will be limited