Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10
121D. Permission of court required for applications for financial relief
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No application for an order for financial relief is to be made unless the permission of the court has been obtained in accordance with the Family Justice Rules.
order for financial relief
“order for financial relief” means an order made under section 121G of a description mentioned in that section.
The court shall not grant permission unless it considers that there is substantial ground for the making of an application for such an order.
The court may grant permission under this section even though an order has been made by a court of competent jurisdiction in a foreign country requiring the other party to the marriage to make any payment or transfer any matrimonial asset to the applicant or a child of the marriage.
Permission under this section may be granted subject to such conditions as the court thinks fit.