In this article hypothetical fact scenarios are used to illustrate: (1) the application of the New Zealand “codified” regime regarding the recognition of foreign divorce, dissolution and nullity decrees (Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1963, s 82) to the recognition of English decrees by New Zealand courts; and (2) the recognition of New Zealand decrees by English courts according to the non-statutory English regime. The author submits that the New Zealand codification could be a useful source of reference for possible law reform in this area of English law.
- Author
- PRH Webb
- Published in
- New Zealand Universities Law Review
- Year
- 1966
- Volume
- 2
- Pages
- 145-161
Categories
Keywords
- Annulment
- Deportation
- Desertion
- Dissolution of marriage
- Divorce
- Domicile of married woman
- Jurisdiction in divorce proceedings
- Nationality
- Nullity
- Nullity decrees: locus celebrationis
- Presumption of death
- Proleptic domicile
- Recognition: foreign divorce decrees
- Recognition: foreign nullity decrees
- Residence
- Separation by court order or agreement
- Void marriages
- Voidable marriages
