Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973
PART IDomicile
Husband and wife
1Abolition of wife's dependent domicile
2Amendments of Recognition Act consequent on s. 1
Minors and pupils
3Age at which independent domicile can be acquired
4Dependent domicile of child not living with his father
PART IIJurisdiction in Matrimonial Proceedings (England and Wales)
5Jurisdiction of High Court and county courts
6Miscellaneous amendments, transitional provision and savings
PART IIIJurisdiction in Consistorial Causes (Scotland)
7Jurisdiction of Court of Session
8Jurisdiction of sheriff court in respect of actions for separation
9Jurisdiction in respect of actions for reduction of consistorial decrees
10Ancillary and collateral orders
11Sisting of certain actions
12Supplementary
PART IVJurisdiction in Matrimonial Proceedings (Northern Ireland)
13Jurisdiction of High Court in Northern Ireland
14Transitional provision and saving
PART VMiscellaneous and General
15Extension of Recognition Act to Northern Ireland
16Non-judicial divorces
17Citation, etc.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Staying of Matrimonial Proceedings (England and Wales)
Interpretation
1The following five paragraphs have effect for the interpretation of...
2" Matrimonial proceedings " means any proceedings so far as...
3(1) " Another jurisdiction" means any country outside England and...
4(1) References to the trial or first trial in any...
5Any reference in this Schedule to proceedings in another jurisdiction...
6" Prescribed " means prescribed by rules of court.
Duty to furnish particulars of concurrent proceedings in another jurisdiction
7While matrimonial proceedings are pending in the court in respect...
Obligatory stays
8(1) Where before the beginning of the trial or first...
Discretionary stays
9(1) Where before the beginning of the trial or first...
Supplementary
10(1) Where an order staying any proceedings is in force...
11(1) The provisions of sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below shall...
SCHEDULE 2Ancillary and Collateral Orders (Scotland)
PART I
Enactments and rules of law referred to in section 10(1) and in Schedule 3 paragraph 11(1)
1Any rule of law empowering a court to make an...
2Any rule of law empowering the Court of Session to...
3Paragraph (2) of section 5 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland)...
4Section 9 (orders with respect to children) of the Conjugal...
5Section 10 of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958 so...
6Section 13 (power to prohibit in certain cases removal of...
7Any enactment or rule of law empowering a court to...
PART II
Further enactments and rules of law referred to in section 10(1)
8Section 7 (guardianship in case of divorce or judicial separation)...
9Section 2 (effect of divorce on property rights) of the...
10Section 10 of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958, so...
11Section 12 (power of court to provide for supervision of...
12Section 26 (orders for financial provision on divorce) and section...
13Any rule of law empowering a court, in connection with...
14Any rule of law empowering a court to make an...
15Any enactment or rule of law empowering a court to...
SCHEDULE 3Sisting of Consistorial Actions (Scotland)
Interpretation
1The following six paragraphs have effect for the interpretation of...
2" Consistorial action" means any action so far as it...
3(1) " Another jurisdiction" means any country outside Scotland.
4For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) in any action...
5Any reference in this Schedule to proceedings in another jurisdiction...
6" Prescribed " means prescribed by rules of court.
Duty to furnish particulars of concurrent proceedings in another jurisdiction
7While any consistorial action is pending in the Court of...
Mandatory sists
8Where before the beginning of the proof in any action...
Discretionary sists
9(1) Where before the beginning of the proof in any...
Supplementary
10(1) Where an action is sisted in pursuance of paragraph...
11(1) The provisions of sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below shall...
SCHEDULE 4Consequential Amendments of Scottish Enactments
1In section 6 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907,...
2In section 5 of the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1938, in...
SCHEDULE 5Staying of Matrimonial Proceedings (Northern Ireland)
1Schedule 1 to this Act shall extend to Northern Ireland...
2For paragraph 3, substitute the following— (1) " Another jurisdiction " means any country outside Northern...
3In paragraph 6, for " rules of court" substitute "...
4(1) In paragraph 11(1), omit the definition of " lump...
SCHEDULE 6Repeals

Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973

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An Act to amend the law relating to the domicile of married women and persons not of full age, to matters connected with domicile and to jurisdiction in matrimonial proceedings including actions for reduction of consistorial decrees; to make further provision about the recognition of divorces and legal separations; and for purposes connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—