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Child Support Act 1991

Enforcement provisions - Charging orders

185: Charging orders on life insurance policies

You could also call this:

“How to put a hold on someone's life insurance policy to get money they owe you”

You can use section 184 to make a charging order on life insurance policies. This means that the rules about charging orders also apply to life insurance policies. A charging order is a way to get money that someone owes you by putting a hold on their property or assets.

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Part 11 Enforcement provisions
Charging orders

185Charging orders on life insurance policies

  1. The authority conferred by section 184 to make a charging order shall apply with respect to policies of life insurance.

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Notes
  • Section 185: amended, on , by section 44 of the Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 25).