Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989
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Amendment of section 3 of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976. |
25.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, section 3 (1) of the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 , is hereby amended by the deletion in the definition of “antecedent order” of— | |
“(i) an order for payment of alimony pending suit or permanent alimony;” | ||
and the substitution of— | ||
“(i) an order for alimony pending suit; | ||
(j) an order for payment of maintenance pending suit under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989, or a periodical payments order under that Act”. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not affect the application of the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 , to an order for payment of permanent alimony in force at the commencement of this Act. |