-Whether Alexandra can get financial support for herself and the children from Simon and what types of financial support? Entitlement to the Application for Financial Support Before discussing what types of financial support Alexandra can get, we should first examine whether Alexandra is qualified to apply for such provision. The Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance (SMOO) provides that a 'married person' may apply. Section 2 of the SMOO states that a 'married person' means a husband …showed first 75 words of 3072 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3072 total…have been if the marriage had not broken down, and each of the couple had properly discharged his/her financial obligation towards them. It would be appropriate to make capital provision for children is where the father has not provided maintenance for them, and it is unlikely that he would do so in the future. In such case, the court may make a lump sum order to the wife for the benefit of the children.