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The Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 85) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The Act reformed the law on divorce, moving litigation from the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts to the civil courts, establishing a model of marriage based on contract rather than sacrament and widening the availability of divorce beyond those who could afford to bring proceedings ...
In the history of the courts of England and Wales, the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes was created by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, which transferred the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts in matters matrimonial to the new court so created.
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973; The Matrimonial Causes Acts 1857 to 1878 was the collective title of the following ... The Divorce Amendment Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict ...
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1923 made adultery a ground of divorce for either spouse. Previously, only the man had been able to do this; women had to prove additional fault. [4] [5] A further Act in 1937 (the Matrimonial Causes Act 1937) offered additional grounds for divorce: cruelty, desertion and incurable insanity. [6]
The act contains four parts: Divorce, Nullity and Other Matrimonial Suits; Financial Relief for Parties to Marriage and Children of Family; Protection, Custody, etc., of Children; Miscellaneous and Supplemental; Section 1 sets out the grounds that must be demonstrated before a divorce can be granted.
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6.c. 57) is a law on divorce in the United Kingdom.It extended the grounds for divorce, which until then only included adultery, to include unlawful desertion for three years or more, cruelty, and incurable insanity, incest or sodomy.
1922 The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Amendment Act 1921-1922 [10] was passed. The law was amended so that if the innocent party objected to the discretionary decision of three years separation, the case was dismissed. 1953 The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Amendment Act 1953 [11] was passed. The main changes in the Act were to:
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 44) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act reduced the powers of women deserted by their husbands to protect their property and income from him or any of his creditors. The act received royal assent on 14 July 1864. [2]