# The Magistrates' Courts (Increase of Lump Sums) Order 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases from £500 to £1000 the maximum amount a magistrates' court can award as a lump sum for maintenance in proceedings for affiliation, guardianship or custodianship orders, and in domestic proceedings under the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1069/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-increase-of-lump-sums-order-1988/note
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