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Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002

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29: 199:. Jewish religious law requires the consent of the husband before a wife can receive a religious divorce; without this she cannot remarry under religious law. Some husbands have refused permission for various reasons, including demanding money from the wife, but they have still received a civil divorce and all the advantages this confers, including civil remarriage. Requiring the religious notice to be presented first would prevent a husband from gaining any advantage civil divorce might grant while holding his wife to ransom. 285: 359: 170:
to allow one party to petition a court to not declare their divorce decree absolute until they have received a similar document from a religion's authority.
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An Act to make provision enabling a court to require the dissolution of a religious marriage before granting a civil divorce
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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The need for the legislation was demonstrated in the 2000 divorce case of
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Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
Andrew Dismore
England and Wales
Royal assent
Commencement
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Family Law Act 1996
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002
legislation.gov.uk
Act
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Andrew Dismore
Private Members' Bill
Ten Minute Rule
England and Wales
Civil recognition of Jewish divorce
"Law seeks to ease Jewish divorces"
The text of the law as currently in force
Stub icon
legislation
United Kingdom
stub
expanding it
v
t
e

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