# Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981, Section 12: Adjudication.


(1) Where a matrimonial home of which there is an entitled spouse and a non-entitled spouse is adjudged, the Court of Session, on the application of the non-entitled spouse within 40 days of the date of the decree of adjudication, may—
(a) order the reduction of the decree; or
(b) make such order as it thinks appropriate to protect the occupancy rights of the non-entitled spouse,
if it is satisfied that the purpose of the diligence was wholly or mainly to defeat the occupancy rights of the non-entitled spouse.
(2) In this section, “entitled spouse” and “non-entitled spouse” have the same meanings respectively as in section 6(2) of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/59/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-homes-family-protection-scotland-act-1981/section-12
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