Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short Title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Breakdown of marriage to be sole divorce

• 4.   Proof of breakdown

• 5.   Restriction on petitions for divorce

• 6.   Effect of previous separation

• 7.   Alleged adulterer as a party

• 8.   Provision designed to effect reconciliation

• 9.   Opposition to Decree

• 10.   Financial protection for respondent

• 11.   Court Review of agreements

• 12.   Remarriage of divorced persons

• 13.   Additional grounds for nullity decree

• 14.   Status of children of annulled marriages

• 15.   Decree nisi and absolute and remarriage

• 16.   Intervention of Queen's Proctor

• 17.   Abolition of bars

• 18.   Additional jurisdiction in proceedings by a wife

• 19.   Evidence and hearing in camera

• 20.   Restriction on publication of reports of judicial proceedings

• 21.   Maintenance pending suit

• 22.   Financial provision for party to marriage

• 23.   Financial provisions for child of the family

• 24.   Transfer and settlement of property and variation of Settlements

• 25.   Factors to be considered by court

• 26.   Maintenance during marriage

• 27.   Duration of certain orders

• 28.   orders in favour of children

• 29.   Variation, discharge, etc., of orders

• 30.   Enforcement of arrears

• 31.   Return of payments in excess

• 32.   Commencement of proceedings for financial provision orders, etc.

• 33.   Settlement of instrument by counsel

• 34.   Financial Orders for persons of unsound mind

• 35.   Validity of maintenance agreements

• 36.   Alteration of agreements by Court during lives of parties

• 37.   Alteration of agreements by Court after death of one party

• 38.   Avoidance of transactions intended to defeat certain claims

• 39.   Orders for repayment by reason of remarriage

• 40.   Provisional care of the children

• 41.   Restriction on absolute decrees affecting children

• 42.   Orders for custody and education of children

• 43.   Orders for custody of children in cases of neglect to maintain

• 44.   Supervision of Child

• 45.   Order of court as to property

• 46.   Registration of Order under Section 45

• 47.   Court may direct payment of proceeds of sale

• 48.   Court may appoint person to sell etc.

• 49.   Costs

• 50.   Rights of mortgagee not to be affected

• 51.   Recognition of overseas decrees

• 52.   Rules

• 53.   This Act to prevail