Article 55 Amendment to the 1996 Rules

In rule 2.70 (Request for periodical payments order at same rate as order for maintenance pending suit)—

(a)

in the heading, after “maintenance pending suit” insert “or outcome of proceedings”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

after “nullity of marriage” insert “or a conditional order of dissolution or nullity of civil partnership”;

(ii)

after “maintenance pending suit”, the first time it appears, insert “or maintenance pending outcome of proceedings, as the case may be,”; and

(iii)

after “maintenance pending suit”, the second time it appears, insert “or outcome of proceedings”;

(c)

in paragraph (2), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner, as the case may be,”; and

(d)

in paragraph (3), after “spouse”, in each place it appears, insert “or civil partner”.