§ 4 (1) No application for an order under paragraph 9 or 13 shall be made unless the leave of the court has been obtained in accordance with rules of court.
§ (2) The court shall not grant leave under this paragraph unless it considers that there is substantial ground for the making of an application for such an order.
§ (3) The court may grant leave under this paragraph notwithstanding that an order has been made by a court in a country outside Northern Ireland requiring the other civil partner to make any payment, or transfer any property, to the applicant or to a child of the family.
§ (4) Leave under this paragraph may be granted subject to such conditions as the court thinks fit.