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Family Proceedings Act 1980

Maintenance of spouses and de facto partners - Miscellaneous provisions as to maintenance

92: Discretion of court as to orders

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"The court can make any order it thinks is fair, even if you didn't ask for it."

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When you apply to a court for a maintenance order, the court can make another type of order it thinks is suitable. The court can do this even if you did not ask for that specific order. The court has the power to make any order it could have made if you had asked for it at the start.

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Part 6Maintenance of spouses and de facto partners
Miscellaneous provisions as to maintenance

92Discretion of court as to orders

  1. Where an application is made to a court for an order under this Part, the court may make any other order under this Part that it could have made if an application for that other order had been made at the time when the first-mentioned application was made.