2 Actions to aliment
Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (1985 c 37) | Legislation

2  Actions to aliment

(1)     A claim for aliment only (whether or not expenses are also sought) may be made, against any person owing an obligation of aliment, in the Court of Session or the sheriff court.

(2)     Unless the court considers it inappropriate in any particular case, a claim for aliment may also be made, against any person owing an obligation of aliment, in proceedings—

(a)     for divorce, separation, declarator of marriage or declarator of nullity of marriage;

[(aa)     for dissolution of a civil partnership, separation of civil partners or declarator of nullity of a civil partnership;]

(b)     relating to orders for financial provision;

[(c)     concerning parental responsibilities or parental rights (within the meaning of sections 1(3) and 2(4) respectively of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995)

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