23 Avoidance of transactions intended to defeat applications for financial relief
Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (1984 c 42) | Legislation

Avoidance of transactions intended to prevent or reduce financial relief

23  Avoidance of transactions intended to defeat applications for financial relief

(1)     For the purposes of this section “financial relief” means relief under section 14 or 17 above and any reference to defeating a claim by a party to a marriage for financial relief from being granted is a reference to preventing financial relief from being granted or reducing the amount of relief which might be granted, or frustrating or impeding the enforcement of any order which might be or has been made under either of those provisions at the instance of that party.

(2)     Where leave is granted under section 13 above for the making by a party to a marriage of an application for an order for financial relief under section 17 above, the court may, on an application by that party—

(a)     if it is satisfied that the other party to the marriage is, with the intention of defeating the claim for financial relief, about to make

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