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Can interest be claimed in relation to maintenance arrears payable under a periodical payments order?

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Produced in partnership with David Salter of Mills & Reeve
Published on: 07 March 2023
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It would appear that interest is not payable on arrears due under orders for periodical payments made, or registered, in the Family Court. The County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991, SI 1991/1184 (as applied to the Family Court by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014, SI 2014/1773, art 2) applies only to sums of £5,000 or more due under a lump sum order. However, there seems to be no such restriction on

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