Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Scotland) Act 1984

1. Introductory Text

2. Abolition of actions of breach of promise of marriage, adherence and enticement

   1. 1. Promise of marriage not an enforceable obligation

   2. 2. Actions of adherence and enticement abolished

3. Abolition of miscellaneous rules relating to husband and wife

   1. 3. Curatory after marriage

   2. 4. Abolition of husband's right to choose matrimonial home

   3. 5. Abolition of certain rules relating to antenuptial marriage contracts

   4. 6. Abolition of husband's remaining liability for wife's debts incurred before marriage

   5. 7. Abolition of praepositura

   6. 8. Abolition of husband's liability for wife's judicial expenses when neither a party nor dominus litis

4. General

   1. 9. Consequential amendments and repeals

   2. 10. Citation etc.

5. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Enactments Amended

      1. Court of Session Act 1850 (c.36)

         1. 1. In section 16 (certain enactments to apply to actions of...

      2. Conjugal Rights (Scotland) Amendment Act 1861 (c.86)

         1. 2. In section 19 (interpretation), in the definition of " consistorial...

      3. Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c.51)

         1. 3. In section 5 (extension of jurisdiction), in subsection (2), omit...

      4. Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c.37)

         1. 4. In section 6 (jurisdiction of the sheriff in certain actions...

      5. Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c.18)

         1. 5. In section 4 (power of sheriff to make provisional maintenance...

      6. Matrimonial Proceedings (Polygamous Marriages) Act 1972 (c.38)

         1. 6. In section 2, in paragraph (e) of subsection (2), omit...

      7. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c.27)

         1. 7. In Schedule 8, in paragraph 2, in rule (5), omit...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Enactments Repealed