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CANADA
Une décision relative à des aliments soit pour enfants, époux ou autres membres de la famille
peut requérir que les paiements soient faits de manière périodique ou sous forme de somme
forfaitaire ou les deux. La plupart des paiements sont périodiques, notamment pour ce qui est
des pensions alimentaires pour les enfants. Le versement unique et le transfert de propriété
sont possibles mais peu fréquents. Dans certaines juridictions, l’exécution en nature est
également possible.
A support order for either a child or spouse or other family member may require support to be
paid in periodic payments or as a lump sum, or both. Most payments are periodic, especially for
child support. Lump sum payments and property transfers are available but not common. In
certain jurisdictions, support in kind may also be available.
CHILE
The forms it may take are:
1) An agreement between the parties, called "Transacción" which is submitted to the Court
for ratification and approval;
2) "Avenimiento", which is an agreement reached by the parties during the maintenance
proceedings and
3) the rendering of a Court decision, "Resolución Judicial".
Yes, decisions are confined to monthly payments of money.
It is not possible to make a Court order for payment of a lump sum.
However, the Judge may decree or approve that certain benefits provided by the maintenance
provider on account of education health, food, clothing, recreation and other maintenance
recipient's needs be imputed, wholly or partly, to payment of maintenance allowances.
The Judge may also determine or approve that the maintenance allowance be imputed, wholly
or partly, to rights of usufruct, use or habitation respect of property belonging to the
maintenance provider, who shall not dispose of or encumber the same without the Judge's
authorization. In the case of real property, the Court decision shall entitle the beneficiary to
register the in rem rights and the prohibition to dispose of or encumber such property in the
relevant registers of the Real Estate Registry. The maintenance recipient himself/herself may
request said registrations. Constitution of said in rem rights shall not impair the rights of the
maintenance provider's creditors whose credits have a cause preceding such registration.
Should the maintenance provider fail to pay the maintenance allowance so decreed or agreed,
he/she shall incur the penalties established by the law.
CHINA - HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
A maintenance decision (a) during marriage and (b) on application for
separation/divorce/nullification of marriage, etc. for a spouse and a child of the marriage is
made under the Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance ("SMOO", Chapter 16 of the
Laws of Hong Kong) 3 and section 8 of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance
("MPPO", Chapter 192) respectively. Section 3 of SMOO provides 8 grounds under which a
spouse may apply for maintenance. A spouse and a child of the family may obtain
maintenance pending suit under sections 3 and 5 of MPPO. Maintenance pending suit is
provided by way of periodical payments from the time of presentation of the petition to the
3 The Laws of Hong Kong are available online at www.justice.gov.hk/Home.htm.
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