Family Law (Property and Maintenance) Bill

House of Commons

Session 2005 - 06
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Family Law (Property and Maintenance) Bill

Family Law (Property and Maintenance) Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Constitutional Affairs

with the consent of Mr Rob Marris, the Member in charge of the Bill, are published

separately as Bill 73—EN.

Bill 73

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Family Law (Property and Maintenance) Bill

Contents

1

Abolition of husband’s duty to maintain wife

2

Abolition of presumption of advancement

3

Amendments of Married Women’s Property Act 1964

4

Civil partners: housekeeping allowance

5

Short title, commencement and extent

Bill 73

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