Section 26 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 26 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Condonation and connivance. It provides as follows: Except where section 16(1) (g) of this Act applies, a decree of dissolution of marriage shall not be made if the petitioner has condoned or connived at the conduct constituting the facts…

Section 25 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Power to refuse to make decree without maintenance, etc., in proper case. It provides as follows: On the application of the respondent made in the course of proceedings for a decree of dissolution of marriage, the court may, if…

Section 24 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 24 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Restriction on finding of insanity. It provides as follows: A finding in accordance with section 16(1) (g) of this Act shall not be made unless the court is satisfied that, at the commencement of the hearing of the petition,…

Section 23 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 23 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Restriction on finding of non‐maintenance. It provides as follows: A finding in accordance with section 16(1) (f) of this Act shall not be made unless the court is satisfied that reasonable attempts have been made by the petitioner to…

Section 22 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 22 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Aggregation of concurrent sentences in reckoning imprisonment. It provides as follows: Where-(a) a person has been sentenced to imprisonment in respect of each of two or more crimes that, in the opinion of the court hearing the petition, arose…

Section 21 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 21 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Restriction on finding of non‐consummation. It provides as follows: The court shall not find that a respondent has wilfully and persistently refused to consummate the marriage unless the court is satisfied that, as at the commencement of the hearing…

Section 20 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 20 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Desertion continuing after insanity. It provides as follows: Where a party to a marriage has been wilfully deserted by the other party, the desertion shall not be deemed to have been terminated by reason only that the deserting party…

Section 19 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 19 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Refusal to resume cohabitation. It provides as follows: (1) Where husband and wife are parties to an agreement for separation, whether oral, in writing or constituted by conduct, the refusal by one of them, without reasonable justification, to comply…

Section 18 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 18 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Constructive desertion. It provides as follows: A married person whose conduct constitutes just cause or excuse for the other party to the marriage to live separately or apart, and occasions that other party to live separately or apart, shall…

Section 17 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 17 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Additional provisions to encourage reconciliation. It provides as follows: (1) Where the petitioner alleges that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with him but the parties to the…