Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981

14Interdict competent where spouses live together

(1)It shall not be incompetent for the court to entertain an application by a spouse for a matrimonial interdict by reason only that the spouses are living together as man and wife.

(2)In this section and section 15 of this Act—

  • " matrimonial interdict" means an interdict including an interim interdict which—

    (a)

    restrains or prohibits any conduct of one spouse towards the other spouse or a child of the family, or

    (b)

    prohibits a spouse from entering or remaining in a matrimonial home or in a specified area in the vicinity of the matrimonial home.