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  2. Divorce Act (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    In 1968, Parliament passed its first Divorce Act, which established a uniform divorce law across Canada. [25] In addition to bringing about uniformity, the 1968 Act: placed both spouses on an equal footing in pursuing a divorce and specified that the grounds included: [26] adultery, conviction of a sexual offence, bigamy, mental or physical ...

  3. Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum - Wikipedia

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    In 1986, the Parliament of India passed an act titled The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, that nullified the Supreme Court's judgment in the Shah Bano judgment. Diluting the Supreme Court judgment, the act allowed maintenance to a divorced woman only during the period of iddat , or till 90 days after the divorce ...

  4. Revised Statutes of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Revised Statutes of Canada (French: Lois révisées du Canada, R.S.C. or RSC) consolidates current federal laws in force, incorporating amendments into acts, adding new substantive acts enacted since the last revision and deleting rescinded acts. Supplements to the RSC contain new or amended statutes, while consolidations republish laws for ...

  5. Law of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, west of Parliament Hill. The legal system of Canada is pluralist: its foundations lie in the English common law system (inherited from its period as a colony of the British Empire), the French civil law system (inherited from its French Empire past), [1] [2] and Indigenous law systems [3] developed by the various Indigenous Nations.

  6. Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986

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    The Act was passed by the Rajiv Gandhi government, with its absolute majority, to nullify the decision in the Shah Bano case, [1] [2] [3] and diluted the secular judgement of the Supreme Court. It is administered by any magistrate of the first class exercising jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 .

  7. Category:Books about divorce - Wikipedia

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    Books about divorce, the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. It can be said to be a legal ...

  8. Category:Divorce law in India - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Divorce law in India" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986; S.

  9. Conflict of marriage laws - Wikipedia

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    Conflict of marriage laws is the conflict of laws with respect to marriage in different jurisdictions. When marriage-related issues arise between couples with diverse backgrounds, questions as to which legal systems and norms should be applied to the relationship naturally follow with various potentially applicable systems frequently conflicting with one another.