Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973

2 E+W “Matrimonial proceedings” means any proceedings so far as they are one or more of the five following kinds [F1 (whether relating to a marriage of a man and a woman or a marriage of a same sex couple)], namely, proceedings for—

• divorce,

• judicial separation,

• nullity of marriage,

• a declaration as to the validity of a marriage of the [F2 applicant], and

• a declaration as to the subsistence of such a marriage.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2 inserted (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 4 para. 9; S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(j)(i)

F2 Word in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (6.4.2022) by The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/237), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(3)(a) (with reg. 3); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2