# Family Law Act 1996, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W

(1) This paragraph applies if one spouse or civil partner is entitled, either in his own right or jointly with the other spouse or civil partner, to occupy a dwelling-house by virtue of a relevant tenancy.
(2) The court may make a Part II order—
(a) on making a divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation order or at any time after making such an order (whether, in the case of a divorce or nullity of marriage order, before or after the order is made final), or
(b) at any time when it has power to make a property adjustment order under Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 with respect to the civil partnership.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/27/schedule/7/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996/schedule-7/paragraph-2
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