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Kamal Publishers Divorce Act, 1869 by Lawmanns
Matrimonial Jurisdiction of High Courts to be exercised subject to Act-Exception Enforcement of decrees or orders made heretofore by Supreme Court or High Court Pending Suits Court to Act on Principles of English Divorce Court Extraordinary Jurisdiction of High Court Reference to High Court Grounds for dissolution of marriage Dissolution of Marriage Adulterer or Adulteress to be Co-Respondent Court to be Satisfied of Absence of Collusion Dismissal of Petition Power to Court to Pronounce decree for Dissolving Marriage Grounds of Decree Confirmation of District Judge’s Decree Children of Annulled Marriage Bar to Decree for Divorce a Mensa Et Toro but Judicial but Judicial Separation Obtainable by husband or wife Application for Separation made by petition Separated wife deemed spinster with respect to after-acquired property Separated wife deemed spinster for purposes of contract and suing Reversal of Decree of Separation Deserted wife may apply to court for protection Court may grant Protection Orders Discharge or Variation of Orders Liability of Husband Seizing wife’s property after notice of order Wife’s legal position during continuance of order Petition for restitution of conjugal rights Husband may claim damages from adulterer Court may direct payment of alimony to wife or to her trustee Power to order settlement of wife’s property for benefit of husband and children Inquiry into existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements Power to make orders as to custody of Children in suits for separation Power to make orders as to custody of children in suits for dissolution or nullity Forms of petitions and statements Stamp on Petition-Petition to State absence of collusion Suits by Minors Service of Petition Mode of taking evidence Competence of Husband and wife to give evidence as to cruelty or desertion