§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Attorney-General if he is satisfied that the requirement to give first consideration to the children of divorced parents is being met, following the implementation of the provisions of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
§ The Attorney-GeneralYes.
§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Attorney-General how many maintenance orders have been made for fixed terms; how many have been terminated; and in how many cases both parties have been barred from making applications to the court since the provisions of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 came into operation.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe numbers of maintenance orders made for fixed term have only been available from650W the beginning of 1985. In the period from January to April of this year there were 6,115 such orders made (excluding those made at the principal registry) to benefit a spouse with or without a child.
The remainder of the information sought is not available without incurring disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Attorney-General how many clean break divorce applications have been granted since the provisions of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 came into operation.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThis information is not available and could not be collected without dispotportionate cost.
§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Attorney-General in what ways the Lord Chancellor's Department is monitoring the effects of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Lord Chancellor's Department is monitoring the effect of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 by the collection of statistical information from the county courts. The nature of the information collected was revised at the beginning of 1985 following the implementation of the Act.