s.22Duration of periodic payments
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Section 22Part 0 —

Duration of periodic payments

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Where an order is made under section 21 for periodic payments such order, unless varied by the Court, shall remain in force in respect of payments to a spouse, or civil partner, until the remarriage, new civil partnership, or death of such spouse, or civil partner, and in respect of payments for the benefit of a child of the marriage, or civil partnership, until the death of such child or until such child attains the age of sixteen years —
Provided that in the case of payments for the benefit of a child of the marriage, or civil partnership, the Court may extend the period of such payments so long as the child is receiving education and is under the age of twenty-one years —
Provided further that, where a child of the marriage, or civil partnership, is, at the time of pronouncing a decree, under a disability of such a nature as to preclude it from maintaining itself independently, the Court may order that the payments shall be continued throughout the period of disability, notwithstanding the age of the child.
Liability for periodic payments shall remain a charge on the estate of a deceased spouse or civil partner.

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