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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-dissolution-and-separation-act-2020/schedule/paragraph-51",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/11",
  "legislation_title": "Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-dissolution-and-separation-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/51",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Family Law Act 1986 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 2A (jurisdiction in or in connection with matrimonial proceedings or civil partnership proceedings), in subsection (2)(a), after “grant of a decree of judicial separation” insert “ or the making of a judicial separation order ”.\n(3) In section 6 (duration and variation of Part 1 Orders), in subsection (3B)(c), for “decree of judicial separation has not yet been granted” substitute “ judicial separation order ”.\n(4) In section 42 (general interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (2), for the words from “eighteen” to the end substitute\n“eighteen—\n(a) in the case of proceedings for a decree of divorce, nullity or judicial separation, whether or not a decree has been granted and whether or not (in the case of a decree of divorce or nullity of marriage) that decree has been made absolute;\n(b) in the case of proceedings for a divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation order, whether or not an order has been made and whether or not (in the case of a divorce or nullity of marriage order) that order has been made final.”\n(5) In section 54 (interpretation of Part 2), in the definition of “annulment”, after “any” insert “ nullity of marriage order or ”.\n(6) In section 58 (general provisions as to the making and effect of declarations), in subsection (6) for “grant a decree of nullity of marriage” substitute “ make a nullity of marriage order ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 51 in force at 6.4.2022 by S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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