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Where a financial order contains provision for the parties to have joint conduct of the sale of a property, does the conveyancer need permission from both parties to distribute the proceeds of sale, where there is provision in the order for the proceeds to be distributed?
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An order was made by consent that included provision for child maintenance until the child attained the age of 18 and thereafter for maintenance to be paid directly to the child until they finished tertiary education. When the child turned 18, the paying parent made an application to the Child Maintenance Service for a calculation and ceased payments under the terms of the order. The child is now 19 and about to start university. Could an application be made to enforce the maintenance order and if so by whom? Alternatively, could the court make a school fees order in relation to a 19-year-old at university?
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Where a child maintenance order provides for maintenance for a child until the age of 18, or completion of full time tertiary education (whichever is the later), and a party makes an application for a maintenance assessment by the Child Maintenance Service on the expiry of one year after the making of the order (in accordance with section 4(10)(aa) of the Child Support Act 1991), can the court order be resurrected at a later date if the children go to university?
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What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?
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Associated legal terms

Fair (actuarial) value

The value of future pension benefits discounted to a present value using actuarial assumptions.

Mediation Information Assessment Meeting

Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM)

Post-nuptial agreement

A post-nuptial agreement is an agreement entered into by the parties to a marriage (or civil partnership) subsequent to the marriage/civil partnership usually in relation to financial matters.

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