title: Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Act, 1986 (No. 15 of 1986), 31 December 1986.
abstract: Among other things, this Act makes the following changes in the Matrimonial Causes Act (Chapter 48): a) it lowers the waiting period after a marriage has occurred before a petition of divorce can be presented to the Supreme Court to two years; b) it lowers the waiting period for obtaining a divorce on the ground of desertion to two years; c) it prohibits persons from claiming damages on account of adultery; d) it repeals provisions allowing a Court to order settlement of a wife's property by possession by or reversion to her spouse or children if a divorce or separation is granted by reason of the wife's adultery, desertion, or cruelty; and e) it provides that "the Matrimonial Causes Rules 1937, of England in so far as they are not inconsistent with this Act, shall apply to any proceedings under this Act."
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keywords: Americas; Behavior; Caribbean; Developing Countries; Divorce--legal aspects; Extramarital Sex Behavior--legal aspects; Laws And Statutes; Marriage--legal aspects; North America; Nuptiality; Sex Behavior; Virgin Islands (united Kingdom)