# Married Women’s Property Act 1882, Section 17: Questions between husband and wife as to property to be decided in a summary way.

Extent: E+W+N.I.

In any question between husband and wife as to the title to or possession of property, either party, . . . , may apply by summons or otherwise in a summary way to the High Court or the family court and the court in a summary way to the High Court or a county court and the court may, on such an application (which may be heard in private), make such order with respect to the property as it thinks fit.
In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by rules of court ......

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/75/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/married-womens-property-act-1882/section-17
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