CHAPTER X SETTLEMENTS Power to order settlements of wife’s property for benefit of husband and children39. Whenever the Court pronounces a decree of dissolution of marriage or judicial separation for adultery of the wife, if it is made to appear ...

CHAPTER IX ALIMONY Alimony pendente lite36. In any suit under this Act, whether it be instituted by a husband or a wife, and whether or not she has obtained an order of protection, the wife may present a petition for ...

CHAPTER VIII DAMAGES AND COSTS Husband may claim damages from adulterer34. Any husband may, either in a petition for dissolution of marriage or for judicial separation, or in a petition to the District Court or the High Court Division limited ...

CHAPTER VII RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS Petition for restitution of conjugal rights32. When either the husband or the wife has, without reasonable excuse with drawn from the society of the other, either wife or husband may apply, by petition to ...

CHAPTER VI PROTECTION-ORDERS Deserted wife may apply to Court for protection27. Any wife to whom section 4 of 11[the Succession Act, 1925], does not apply, may, when deserted by her husband, present a petition to the District Court or the ...

CHAPTER V JUDICIAL SEPARATION Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro; but judicial separation obtainable by husband or wife22. No decree shall hereafter be made for a divorce a mensa et toro, but the husband or wife may ...

CHAPTER IV NULLITY OF MARRIAGE Petition for decree of nullity18. Any husband or wife may present a petition to the District Court or to the High Court Division, praying that his or her marriage may be declared null and void. ...

CHAPTER III DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE When husband may petition for dissolution10. Any husband may present a petition to the District Court or to the High Court Division, praying that his marriage may be dissolved on the ground that his wife ...

CHAPTER II JURISDICTION Matrimonial jurisdiction of High Court Division to be exercised subject to Act Exception4. The jurisdiction now exercised by the High Court Division in respect of divorce a mensa et toro, and in all other causes, suits and ...

( ACT NO. IV Of 1869 ) [ 26th February, 1869 ] 2♣An Act to amend the law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes. Preambl WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the divorce of persons professing ...