# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 22


(1) This paragraph applies to the exercise by the court in relation to a child of the family of its powers under—
(a) Part 1 (financial provision on dissolution etc.) by virtue of paragraph 2(1)(d), (e) or (f)),
(b) Part 2 (property adjustment orders), or
(c) Part 3 (sale of property orders).
(2) The court must in particular have regard to—
(a) the financial needs of the child;
(b) the income, earning capacity (if any), property and other financial resources of the child;
(c) any physical or mental disability of the child;
(d) the way in which the child was being and in which the civil partners expected the child to be educated or trained;
(e) the considerations mentioned in relation to the civil partners in paragraph 21(2)(a), (b), (c) and (e).
(3) In relation to the exercise of any of those powers against a civil partner (“A”) in favour of a child of the family who is not A’s child, the court must also have regard to—
(a) whether A has assumed any responsibility for the child’s maintenance;
(b) if so, the extent to which, and the basis upon which, A assumed such responsibility and the length of time for which A discharged such responsibility;
(c) whether in assuming and discharging such responsibility A did so knowing that the child was not A’s child;
(d) the liability of any other person to maintain the child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/5/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-22
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