Hong Kong Ordinances

MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROPERTY ORDINANCE

- CHAPTER 192

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation
   2A.     Commencement and transfer of proceedings
   3.      Maintenance pending suit in case of divorce, etc.
   4.      Financial provision for party to a marriage in cases of divorce,
           etc.
   5.      Financial provision for child of the family in cases of divorce,
           etc.
   6.      Orders for transfer and settlement of property and for variation of
           settlements in cases of divorce, etc.
   6A.     Orders for sale of property
   7.      Matters to which court is to have regard in deciding what orders
           to make under sections 4, 5 and 6
   8.      Neglect by party to marriage to maintain other party or child of
           the family
   9.      Duration of certain orders made in favour of party to marriage and
           effect of remarriage
   10.     Provisions as to powers of court to make orders in favour of
           children and duration of such orders
   11.     Variation, discharge, etc. of orders for financial provision
   12.     Payment of certain arrears unenforceable without the leave of the
           court
   13.     Power of court to order sums paid under certain orders to be
           repaid in certain cases
   14.     Validity of maintenance agreements
   15.     Alteration of agreements by court during lives of parties
   16.     Alteration of agreements by court after death of one party
   17.     Avoidance of transactions intended to defeat certain claims
   18.     Restrictions on decrees for dissolution, annulment or separation
           affecting children
   19.     Orders for custody and education of children affected by matrimonial
           suits
   20.     Orders for custody of children in cases of neglect to maintain
   21.     Abolition of right to claim restitution of conjugal rights
   22.     Order for maintenance of party to marriage under Matrimonial Causes
           Ordinance (Cap 179) to cease to have effect on remarriage of that
           party
   23.     Orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid after cessation
           of order by reason of remarriage
   24.     Settlement, etc., made in compliance with order under s. 6 may be
           avoided on bankruptcy of settler
   25.     Commencement of proceedings for financial provision orders, etc.
   26.     Direction for instrument to be settled by the Registrar
   27.     Payments etc., under order made in favour of person suffering from
           mental disorder
   28.     Attachment of income to satisfy order
   28A.    Notice of change of address
   28AA.   Interest on arrears of maintenance
   28AB.   Surcharge on arrears of maintenance
   29.     Validation of certain void or voidable decrees
   29A.    Power of court hearing petition to terminate subsisting maintenance
           order made by another court
   30.     Jurisdiction of, and appeal on question of fact from, District Court
   31.     Devolution of property on intestacy of separated spouse
   32.     Rules of court
   33.     Transitional
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2


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