(1) In deciding whether to make an order under section 116, 117, 118, 119(1)(a) or (b), 120, 121 to 126, 127 or 131, and in determining the provisions of the order, the court shall ensure that the provision that the court considers proper having regard to the circumstances exists or will be made for the civil partners and any dependent child of the civil partners concerned.

(2) In deciding whether to make an order referred to in subsection (1) and in determining the provisions of the order, the court shall, in particular, have regard to the following matters:

(a) the income, earning capacity, property and other financial resources that each of the civil partners has or is likely to have in the foreseeable future;

(b) the financial needs, obligations and responsibilities that each of the civil partners has or is likely to have in the foreseeable future, whether in the case of the registration of a new civil partnership or marriage or otherwise;

(c) the standard of living enjoyed by the civil partners and any dependent child of the civil partners before the proceedings were instituted or before the civil partners commenced to live apart;