Section 19: Provisional orders

19. Provisional orders On a petition for a decree, any party may apply to the Court for one or more of the following orders— (a) an order for maintenance pending the hearing of the petition requiring any party to make to the other such periodical payments for his maintenance for such term beginning not earlier than the date of the presentation of the petition and ending with the final determination of the petition, as the Court thinks reasonable; (b) an order for provisional custody of any minor child for such term beginning with the date of the making of the order and ending with the date of the final determination of the petition, as the Court thinks reasonable; or (c) an order for payment of litigation money, requiring any party to pay to the other such sum of money as is specified in the order to cover the reasonable costs incurred or likely to be incurred in connection with any proceedings under this Act. [Issue 3] D17 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius