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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-16/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "(1) On an application to it by one of the civil partners, the court may make any one or more of the orders set out in paragraph 2 if it is satisfied that the other civil partner—\n(a) has failed to provide reasonable maintenance for the applicant,\n(b) has failed to provide, or to make a proper contribution towards, reasonable maintenance for any child of the family,\n(c) has behaved in such a way that the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent, or\n(d) has deserted the applicant.\n(2) The power of the court under sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the following provisions of this Schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/16/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:53.191982+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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