Family Law Act 1996

Duty to furnish particulars of concurrent proceedings

5For paragraph 7 substitute—

7(1)While marital proceedings are pending in the court with respect to a marriage, this paragraph applies—

(a)to the party or parties to the marriage who made the relevant statement; and

(b)in prescribed circumstances where the statement was made by only one party, to the other party.

(2)While matrimonial proceedings of any other kind are pending in the court with respect to a marriage and the trial or first trial in those proceedings has not begun, this paragraph applies—

(a)to the petitioner; and

(b)if the respondent has included a prayer for relief in his answer, to the respondent.

(3)A person to whom this paragraph applies must give prescribed information about any proceedings which—

(a)he knows to be continuing in another jurisdiction; and

(b)are in respect of the marriage or capable of affecting its validity or subsistence.

(4)The information must be given in such manner, to such persons and on such occasions as may be prescribed.