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7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in computing the income and capital of the person concerned the resources of his or her spouse shall be treated as his or her resources.
(2) The resources of the spouse of the person concerned shall not be treated as his or her resources if–
(a)the spouse has a contrary interest in the dispute in respect of which the legal aid application is made; or
(b)the person concerned and the spouse are living separate and apart.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) above and Schedules 2 and 3 shall apply to a man and a woman who are living with each other in the same household as husband and wife as it applies to the parties to a marriage.
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