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→Changing reviewable orders for support
''Reviewable orders'' for spousal support are orders that impose a duty to pay spousal support without a particular end date, but allow the order to be reassessed every now and then. A reviewable order would say something like this:
<blockquote>"The Claimant shall pay spousal support to the Respondent in the amount of $______ per month, commencing on the first day of June 20122019, and continuing on the first day of each and every month thereafter. This order may be reviewed on the application of either party on or after 1 June 2018."</blockquote>
Or, it might say something like this:
<blockquote>"The Claimant shall pay spousal support to the Respondent in the amount of $______ per month, commencing on the first day of June 20122019, and continuing on the first day of each and every month thereafter, subject to a review upon the Claimant remarrying or living in a marriage-like relationship with another person for a period of three years."</blockquote>
Section 168 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' says this about reviewable orders: