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In forceAmended2020 Revised Edition

Part 6 · Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife

55. Husband and wife may sue each other in tort

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Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

Subject to section 57, a husband and wife may sue each other in tort as if they were not married.

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Part 7

Protection Against Family Violence

Part 8

Maintenance of Wife, Incapacitated Husband and Children

Part 9

Enforcement of Maintenance Orders

Part 9A

Additional Provisions Relating to Part 7, 8 or 9

Part 10

Part 10A

Amicable Settlement of Disputes

Part 10B

Court’S Power to Set Aside and Prevent Dispositions Intended to Defeat Maintenance Claims or Other Orders in Matrimonial Proceedings

Part 10C

Replacement Because of Death

Part 11

Offences Against Women and Girls

Part 12

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