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Periodical payments definition

What does Periodical payments mean? Regular maintenance paid at set intervals (usually monthly) by one spouse or civil partner (or former spouse/civil partner) to support the other and/or a child of the family. In family law this is commonly called a periodical payments order. England & Wales and Northern Ireland: Courts may order periodical payments under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973/Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004. For children, the court can order periodical payments (e.g. under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989/Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995), but routine child maintenance is usually assessed and enforced by the Child...

Means of Payment Orders for Periodical Maintenance: definition, applications, enforcement methods and variation (including AEOs and court collection)—England and Wales

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A means of payment order (MPO) requires the payer under a ‘qualifying periodical Maintenance order’ to make payments by a specified method, or directs that an Attachment of earnings order (AEO) be made. These provisions offer the recipient greater assurance about the timing and method of payment, particularly where an AEO is imposed. An MPO can also provide that payments under the relevant order are paid into court (including by a specified method), or are made in accordance with arrangements under section 30 of the Child Support Act 1991 (CSA 1991). Only the Family Court may exercise these latter powers.

Qualifying periodical maintenance order

A qualifying maintenance order is an order of the High Court or the Family Court that obliges one party to make Periodical payments to the other, made while the paying party is ordinarily resident in England and Wales. This includes an interim maintenance order, and an order that has been discharged if arrears remain recoverable under it...

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David Salter

David Salter has enjoyed a varied career in family law with over 45 years’ experience. He served as National Head of Family Law at Addleshaw Goddard and, subsequently, as Joint National Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve, retiring in 2018.From 1997-1999, David was Chairman of Resolution, also acting as the first Chairman of Resolution’s Accreditation Committee. He subsequently became President of the International Academy of Family Lawyers from 2010 to 2012, having previously served as the Academy's European Chapter President.He has sat in various part-time judicial posts since 1985 sitting regularly as a deputy High Court judge and Recorder in the Family Court until March 2022. He now conducts private financial dispute resolution appointments.David was one of the original members of the Family Procedure Rules Committee which framed the 2010 Rules, serving a ten-year term from 2004 to 2014.He is a...

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