Hong Kong Ordinances

MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROPERTY ORDINANCE - SECT 29A

Power of court hearing petition to terminate subsisting maintenance order made by another court

PART III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

(1) If, at the time of the presentation or making of a petition or joint
application for divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation, there is
subsisting an order, made by a court in previous proceedings between the same
persons as are parties to the petition or application, requiring
financial provision to be made for the maintenance by one of the parties of
the other, or for the maintenance by either or both of the parties of a
child of the family, the court hearing the petition or application may, if it
thinks fit, direct that the said order shall cease to have effect on such date
as may be specified in the direction. (Amended 29 of 1995 s. 21)

(2) For the purpose of this section "parties to the petition" (呈請雙 方)
means the petitioner and the respondent. (Added 64 of 1979 s. 2) [cf. 1960 c.
48 s. 7(3) U.K.]

"parties to the petition" (呈請雙方)