"Matrimonial Causes Act" is a stock

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used for legislation in the

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relating to marriage law.

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Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 The Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 ( 20 & 21 Vict. c. 85) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act reformed the law on divorce, moving litigation from the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts to the civil courts, establishi ...

* The Matrimonial Causes Act 1858 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1859 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1860 ** extended by the Perpetuation of Matrimonial Causes Act, 1860 Act 1862 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1864 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1866 * The Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1870 * The

Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1871 Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

* The Matrimonial Causes Act 1873 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1878 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1884 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1907 * The Matrimonial Causes (Dominions Troops) Act 1919 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1923 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1937 * The Matrimonial Causes Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 * The

Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act 1944 ''Matrimonial Causes'' is 1993 Australian novel by Peter Corris featuring private detective Cliff Hardy (character), Cliff Hardy. It was the 17th book in the series. It explores Hardy's first case. Reception ''The Canberra Times'' wrote "The pri ...

* The Matrimonial Causes Act 1950 * The Matrimonial Causes (Property and Maintenance) Act 1958 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1963 * The Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 * The

Matrimonial Causes (Reports) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 ''Matrimonial Causes'' is 1993 Australian novel by Peter Corris Peter Robert Corris (8 May 1942 – 30 August 2018) was an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction. As crime fiction writer, h ...

* The Matrimonial Causes Act 1967 * The

Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18) is an act of the United Kingdom governing divorce law and marriage in England and Wales. Contents The act contains four parts: # Divorce, Nullity and Other Matrimonial Suits # Financial Relief for Part ...

The Matrimonial Causes Acts 1857 to 1878 was the

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of the following Acts:The

Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 14) is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 10). This act was retained for the Republic of I ...

, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The

( 20 & 21 Vict. c. 85) *The Matrimonial Causes Act 1858 ( 21 & 22 Vict. c. 108) *The Matrimonial Causes Act 1859 ( 22 & 23 Vict. c. 61) *The Matrimonial Causes Act 1860 ( 23 & 24 Vict. c. 144) *The Matrimonial Causes Act 1866 ( 29 & 30 Vict. c. 32) *The Divorce Amendment Act 1868 ( 31 & 32 Vict. c. 77) *The Matrimonial Causes Act 1873 ( 36 & 37 Vict. c. 31) *The Matrimonial Causes Act 1878 ( 41 & 42 Vict. c. 19)

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{{UK legislation Lists of legislation by short title Marriage law in the United Kingdom

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