An order for maintenance pending suit made on a 'free-standing' basis — that is, before the main financial remedy application has been issued — to provide urgent interim financial support where one party needs it immediately. It continues until the final order or further order, and is distinct from maintenance pending suit ordered within ongoing proceedings.
In Plain English
An urgent order for temporary money to live on, made before the main financial case has fully started.
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