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Paragraph 4

England and Wales

The court shall not make a Part II order unless the dwelling-house is or was—

(a)

in the case of spouses, a matrimonial home; F1. . .

F2(aa)

in the case of civil partners, a civil partnership home; or

(b)

in the case of cohabitants, a home in which they F3cohabited.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 7 para. 4(a) repealed (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 82, 261(4), 263, Sch. 9 para. 16(5), Sch. 30; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1)(6), Sch. 1

F2

Sch. 7 para. 4(aa) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 82, 263, Sch. 9 para. 16(5); S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F3

Words in Sch. 7 para. 4(b) substituted (5.12.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(1), 60, Sch. 10 para. 42(3); S.I. 2005/3196, art. 2(c)