Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)

Part I E+W Divorce, Nullity and Other Matrimonial Suits

General E+W

20 Relief for respondent in divorce proceedings. E+W

If in any proceedings for divorce the respondent alleges and proves any such fact as is mentioned in subsection (2) of section 1 above (treating the respondent as the petitioner and the petitioner as the respondent for the purposes of that subsection) the court may give to the respondent the relief to which he would have been entitled if he had presented a petition seeking that relief.