Article 50 Matrimonial relief in respect of polygamous marriages

(1)

A court shall not be precluded from granting matrimonial relief by reason only thatF1 either party to the marriage is, or has during the subsistence of the marriage been, married to more than one person.

(2)

In this Article “matrimonial relief” means—

(a)

any decree under Part II;

(b)

a financial provision order under Article 29;

(c)

an order under Article 37 altering a maintenance agreement;

(d)

an order under any provision of this Order which confers a power exercisable in connection with, or in connection with proceedings for, any such decree or order as is mentioned in sub-paragraphs ( a) to ( c);

F2(dd)

an order under Part IV of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;

F3(e)

an order under the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 1980 NI 5.

(3)

Provision may be made by rules of court—

(a)

for requiring notice of proceedings brought by virtue of this Article to be served on any additional spouse of a party to the marriage in question; and

(b)

for conferring on any such additional spouse the right to be heard in the proceedings,

in such cases as may be specified in the rules.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 1995 NI 20
F2: 1989 NI 4
F3: 1980 NI 5