Paragraph 19 Family Law Reform Act 1987I1

England and Wales

In section 1(3) of the Family Law Reform Act 1987^f1 (general principle of construction as to family relationships)—

(a)

in paragraph (ba)—

(i)

before “a party to” insert “married to a woman or”, and

(ii)

after “void” insert “marriage or”,

(b)

in paragraph (bb)(i), after “is” insert “married to or”, and

(c)

in paragraph (bb)(ii), after “was” insert “married to or”.

Annotations

f1: 1987 c. 42; paragraphs (ba) and (bb) of section 1(3) were inserted by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, Schedule 6, paragraph 24(1) and (2). There are other amendments to section 1 not relevant to this Order.