Jones v Jones (Periodical Payments)

Subject Matter

HUSBAND AND WIFE — Financial provision — Periodical payments order — Variation — Consent order specifying term of periodical payments — No direction precluding wife from seeking extension of term of order — Wife's application for extension before expiry of term — Whether jurisdiction to vary order after expiry of term — Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, ss 28(1A), 31(1) (as inserted and amended by Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, ss 5(2), 6)

[2001] Fam 96; [2000] 3 WLR 1505; [2000] 2 FLR 307; [2000] 2 FCR 201; The Times, 11 April 2000, CA