Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 66M

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66M. When the party receiving main tenance, whether by virtue of an order of the court or by virtue of a contract of separati on, remarries or enters into a personal relationship which brings a bout an obligation of maintenance by a third party in favour of that party, the same party shall forfeit the right to receive mainte nance payable in respect of that party by the other party in the divo rce, with effect from the date of the remarriage or of the commencem ent of the aforesaid other relationship. This article shall also ap ply in the case where the parties had ag reed in a contract of separati on that the agreement regarding maintenance of the parties, or of either of them, shall continue t o have effect and cannot be alt ered in the event of remarriage or of another relationship as afores aid of the party receiving maintenance: Provided that an order for mai ntenance that has been made or authorised by the court to be paid by means of a lump sum in favour of the party who remarries or who enters into another relationship as provided in this article shall retain its effec t notwithstanding that the party in whose favour it is made remar ries or enters into another rel ationship as aforesaid. Jurisdiction of the court regarding divorce. Added by: XIV .2011.9.

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