Part 2 Orders for Agreed Financial Provision
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33) | Legislation

Part 2 Orders for Agreed Financial Provision

Orders for payments which have been agreed by the parties

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(1)     Either civil partner may apply to [the family court] for an order under this Part on the ground that that civil partner or the other civil partner has agreed to make such financial provision as may be specified in the application.

(2)     On such an application, the court may order that the applicant or the respondent (as the case may be) is to make the financial provision specified in the application, if—

(a)     it is satisfied that the applicant or the respondent (as the case may be) has agreed to make that provision, and

(b)     it has no reason to think that it would be contrary to the interests of justice to do so.

(3)     Sub-paragraph (2) is subject to paragraph 12.

Meaning of “financial provision†and of references to specified financial provision

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(1)     In this Part “financial provision†means any one or more of the following—

(a)     the making of periodical payments by one civil partner to the other;

(b)     the payment of

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