ABSTRACT

Principles of variation Variation of ancillary relief orders is governed by s 31 of the MCA 1973 and the general principles will be found in this section. Not all orders can be varied, however, and it is important to understand precisely what can be done on an application for variation under s 31, and what requires some other approach – in some cases where variation as such is technically not possible because of the provisions of s 31, there may be another way of achieving what is wanted: for the ingenuity of matrimonial lawyers in this respect, see 10.3.