Part II
Matrimonial causes

Decrees and orders

2.54 Indorsement and certificate of decree absolute
1 Where a decree nisi is made absolute, the Master shall make an indorsement to that effect on the decree, stating the precise time at which it was made absolute.
2 On a decree nisi being made absolute, the proper officer or chief clerk, as the case may be, shall—
(a) send to the petitioner and the respondent a certificate in Form M11 or M12, authenticated by the appropriate seal, and
(b) if the cause is pending in a divorce county court, notify the Matrimonial Office.
3 A certificate in Form M11 or M12 that a decree nisi has been made absolute shall be issued to any person requiring it on payment of the prescribed fee.
4 A central index of decrees absolute shall be kept in the Matrimonial Office and any person shall be entitled to require a search to be made therein, and to be furnished with a certificate of the result of the search, on payment of the prescribed fee.