What maintenance enforcement applications does Phase 1 apply to?

Phase 1 will take effect on 16 January 2025, and will apply to eligible repeat cases. An eligible repeat maintenance enforcement application is an application to enforce a maintenance order (made under the Women’s Charter 1961, the Guardianship of Infants Act 1934, the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966, and the Maintenance of Parents Act 1995) in respect of which:

(a) there is at least one concluded maintenance enforcement application (i.e. the application and any appeal have been disposed of, and/or the time for appeal has lapsed); and

(b) there is no pending maintenance enforcement application.

The MEP will be expanded to apply to more categories of maintenance enforcement applications in later phases.