Citation 27 Commencement 24 February 2003 | Royal assent 24 July 2002 | |
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Long title An Act to make provision enabling a court to require the dissolution of a religious marriage before granting a civil divorce | ||
The Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act amends the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 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.
The Act was brought before Parliament by Andrew Dismore MP as a Private Members' Bill under the Ten Minute Rule.
The Act applies only to England and Wales.
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Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA