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Maintenance Act 1965
sec.27Orders for maintenance of wife, husband, or child may include limited provision for past maintenance
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### sec.27 Orders for maintenance of wife, husband, or child may include limited provision for past maintenance
Subject to this part, an order under this part for the maintenance of a person may, whether or not any application in that behalf has been made, be made to take effect from a past date, not being earlier than 3 months before the date on which the order is made, and where an order takes effect from a past date, the court may direct the past maintenance to be paid in one sum or by instalments as the court directs.