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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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1. Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Divorce Act.

PRELIMINARY

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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.

50. Rights of mortgagee not to be affected

51. Recognition of overseas decrees

53. This Act to prevail