Bill No. 19
Marriage And Divorce Bill
2009
(e) a change of religion by the respondent where both parties
followed the same faith at the time of the marriage and
where the petitioner cannot tolerate the change of religion;
(f) incestuous adultery; and
(g) incestuous defilement.
(3) Sexual perversion in subsection (2) (b) includes—
(a) bestiality;
(b) sodomy;
(c) homosexuality; and
(d) pornography.
148. Separation not a bar to divorce
A spouse shall not be prevented from presenting a petition for
divorce, or a court from granting a decree of divorce by reason only
that the petitioner has previously on similar facts or substantially the
same facts as those proved in support of the petition, been granted a
decree of judicial separation.
149. Where court is not satisfied with evidence
The court shall not be bound to pronounce the decree if it is not
satisfied with the evidence adduced that the marriage has irretrievably
broken down.
150. Grant of decree nisi and decree absolute
(1) Where court is satisfied, on the basis of the evidence before
the court that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, it shall
grant in open court, a decree nisi for the dissolution of the marriage.
(2) A decree nisi for dissolution may not be made absolute until
after the expiration of six months from the date of the decree.
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