Domestic or matrimonial proceedings in which orders for the payment of maintenance or adjustment of property rights are ancillary to the main subject of the proceedings (for example, a divorce).
A financial or property adjustment order made by a Court as ancillary to a petition for divorce or separation.
A general term used to describe the various financial orders that a court can make following or at the time of a divorce or decree of judicial separation. These are maintenance pending suit (money support payments whilst the divorce is going on), periodical payments, a lump sum order, a transfer of property order or an order relating to pensions.
In divorce proceedings this is the part of the action that deals with the financial settlement.
In family law, these orders relate to residence, maintenance, contact and the property of the parties as opposed to the actual divorce, which is called principal relief (q.v.).See FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.
The financial Orders which the court has power to grant on divorce.
An additional remedy provided by the court to make the normal remedy more effective and complete - for example, long term maintenance arrangements taking effect after a divorce is complete.
In an action for divorce, additional or other help asked for beyond a judgment of divorce, such as maintenance (formerly called "alimony") payments, division of property, responsibility for debts (bills), child support, etc. (See Equitable Distribution, Maintenance, Marital Property)
Ancillary relief is a pecuniary payment to a party to a marriage in England and Wales, on divorce, nullity or judicial separation. It may be awarded on presentation of a claim to a court in England or Wales for resolution of resulting financial issues.
