Matrimonial Causes Act 1965
F1An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to matrimonial causes, maintenance and declarations of legitimacy and British nationality, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
Part I Divorce, nullity and other matrimonial suits
Divorce
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8 Remarriage of divorced persons.
F3(1)
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(2)
No clergyman of the Church of England or the Church in Wales shall be compelled—
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to solemnise the marriage of any person whose former marriage has been dissolved and whose former spouse is still living; or
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to permit the marriage of such a person to be solemnised in the church or chapel of which he is the minister.
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Part II Ancillary relief
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Maintenance agreements
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25 Alteration of agreements by court after death of one party.
F8(1)
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F8(2)
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F8(3)
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F9(4)
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F9(5)
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Maintenance from estate of deceased former spouse
F1026 Orders for maintenance from deceased’s estate.
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F1027 Discharge and variation of orders under s. 26.
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F1028 Additional provisions as to orders under ss. 26 and 27.
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Part III Protection of children
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Part IV Miscellaneous and general
Miscellaneous
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43 Evidence.
F17(1)
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F18(2)
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F18(3)
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General
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46X1†Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Matrimonial Causes Act 1965.
F21(2)
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F21(3)
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(4)
F22. . ., this Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
F23SCHEDULE 1
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F24SCHEDULE 2
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