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Financial pro- vision for party to a marriage in cases of divorce, etc.
1970 c. 45, s. 2.
Financial pro- vision for child of the family in cases of divorce, etc.
1970 c. 45, s. 3.
CAP. 192] Matrimonial Proceedings and Property
[1972 Ed.
the date of the presentation of the petition and ending with the date of the determination of the suit, as the court thinks reasonable.
4. (1) On granting a decree of divorce, a decree of nullity of marriage or a decree of judicial separation or at any time there- after (whether, in the case of a decree of divorce or of nullity of marriage, before or after the decree is made absolute), the court may, subject to the provisions of section 25(1), make any one or more of the following orders, that is to say---
(a) an order that either party to the marriage shall make to the other such periodical payments and for such term as may be specified in the order;
(b) an order that either party to the marriage shall secure to the other to the satisfaction of the court, such periodical payments and for such term as may be so specified; (c) an order that either party to the marriage shall pay to the other such lump sum or sums as may be so specified.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1)(c), an order under this section that a party to a marriage shall pay a lump sum to the other party-
(a) may be made for the purpose of enabling that other party to meet any liabilities or expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in maintaining himself or herself or any child of the family before making an application for an order under this section;
(b) may provide for the payment of that sum by instalments of such amount as may be specified in the order and may require the payment of the instalments to be secured to the satisfaction of the court.
5. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 10, in proceedings for divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation, the court may make any one or more of the orders mentioned in subsection (2)-
(a) before or on granting the decree of divorce, of nullity of marriage or of judicial separation, as the case may be, or at any time thereafter;
(b) where any such proceedings are dismissed after the begin- ning of the trial, either forthwith or within a reasonable period after the dismissal.
(2) The orders referred to in subsection (1) are-
(a) an order that a party to the marriage shall make to such person as may be specified in the order for the benefit of a child of the family, or to such a child, such periodical payments and for such term as may be so specified;
(b) an order that a party to the marriage shall secure to such person as may be so specified for the benefit of such a
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