Section 8B: Ancillary order for alimony

8B. Ancillary order for alimony (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Court may, in addition to any order made under this Act and where it so deems appropriate, order a respondent spouse to pay to an aggrieved spouse and any child of the parties alimony on such terms and conditions as the Court may determine. (2) An order made under this section— (a) may, on the application of one of the parties, be varied or discharged; (b) shall, unless the Court otherwise directs, be deemed to be made for a period corresponding to the order to which it is ancillary; P44 – 9 [Issue 7] Protection from Domestic Violence Act (c) shall, irrespective of the terms of the order, expire when the order to which it is ancillary expires or is discharged. (3) No order for payment of alimony shall be made under subsection (1) where the respondent spouse is already paying alimony to the aggrieved spouse or the child of the parties by virtue of a judicial order. [S. 8B inserted by s. 5 of Act 23 of 2007 w.e.f. 15 September 2011.]