Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
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Overview of the Act
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The Act will revise the legal process in England and Wales for married couples to obtain a divorce or judicial separation and for civil partners to dissolve their civil partnership (a process termed dissolution) or obtain a separation. It will therefore amend certain provisions set out in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004, which are the main statutes governing these proceedings.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2020 c. 11
Royal Assent: 2020-06-25
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