1 Divorce: removal of requirement to establish facts etc
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (2020 c 11) | Legislation

Divorce and judicial separation

1  Divorce: removal of requirement to establish facts etc

For section 1 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (divorce on breakdown of marriage) substitute—

“1 Divorce on breakdown of marriage

(1)     Subject to section 3, either or both parties to a marriage may apply to the court for an order (a “divorce order”) which dissolves the marriage on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.

(2)     An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by a statement by the applicant or applicants that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.

(3)     The court dealing with an application under subsection (1) must—

(a)     take the statement

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