Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Maintenance Act 1965 - SECT 4

General jurisdiction in respect of maintenance and other orders

4. General jurisdiction in respect of maintenance and other orders



(1) Subject to this Act the court shall have jurisdiction to make and to
discharge suspend or vary any of the following kinds of orders, namely-

   (a)  an order against a husband for the maintenance of his wife;



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   (c)  an order against a wife for the maintenance of her husband;



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        (i)    an order against a husband wife father or mother for or towards
               the cost of medical surgical psychiatric dental hospital or
               nursing care or treatment of a wife or husband for whose
               maintenance an order is in force or of funeral expenses in
               relation to any such person;

   (j)  such ancillary preliminary and interim orders as are provided for in
        this Part.

(2) Subject to subsection (7) of section 17 of this Act the court shall have
jurisdiction to make an order under this Part by reason of facts and
circumstances, whether or not those facts or circumstances, or some of them,
took place before the commencement of this Act or outside Victoria-

   (a)  if the person against whom the order is sought is resident in
        Victoria; or

   (b)  if the person for whose benefit the order is sought is resident in
        Victoria.

(3) Nothing in this Act shall limit or affect the operation of any provision
of any other Act (whether relating to child welfare or family welfare or
social services or otherwise) by which any person is or may be required to
make contribution to or payment on account of the maintenance or support of
any other person.