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maintenance

Maintenance

Note

This section only covers maintenance applications filed via the Integrated Family Application Management System (iFAMS) for maintenance of wife, incapacitated husband and children (Part 8) and enforcement of maintenance orders (Part 9) of the Women’s Charter. It does not cover maintenance orders made as part of a divorce or guardianship case.

File a maintenance application

Find out about maintenance and the process to file a maintenance application in the Family Courts.

Respond to a maintenance application

Find out what it means if a maintenance application is made against you in the Family Courts, including what you need to do.

Going to court for a maintenance application

Both applicant and respondent in a maintenance application must attend all sessions as directed, unless they are represented by a lawyer and the court has given permission for their non-attendance.

Attend maintenance mediation or conciliation

Maintenance mediation gives you and the other party an opportunity to resolve your dispute. Find out what to expect, including the possible outcomes.

Understand the outcomes of a maintenance application

A maintenance application may lead to different outcomes, depending on the order made by the judge. Find out about the possible orders and what you need to do.
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Last updated on 22 January 20252025/01/22.