Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10
92. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“child of the marriage” means any child of the husband and wife, and includes any adopted child and any other child (whether or not a child of the husband or of the wife) who was a member of the family of the husband and wife at the time when they ceased to live together or at the time immediately preceding the institution of the proceedings, whichever first occurred; and for the purposes of this definition, the parties to a purported marriage that is void are deemed to be husband and wife;“desertion” implies an abandonment against the wish of the person charging it;“judgment of judicial separation” includes a decree of judicial separation granted in proceedings for judicial separation commenced before 1 April 2006;“originating application” means an originating application for divorce, presumption of death and divorce, judicial separation, nullity of marriage or rescission of a judgment of judicial separation, as the case may be.
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“child” means a child of the marriage as defined in section 92 but who is below 21 years of age.
“child of the marriage” means any child of the husband and wife, and includes any adopted child and any other child (whether or not a child of the husband or of the wife) who was a member of the family of the husband and wife at the time when they ceased to live together or at the time immediately preceding the institution of the proceedings, whichever first occurred; and for the purposes of this definition, the parties to a purported marriage that is void are deemed to be husband and wife;
“desertion” implies an abandonment against the wish of the person charging it;
“judgment of judicial separation” includes a decree of judicial separation granted in proceedings for judicial separation commenced before 1 April 2006;
“originating application” means an originating application for divorce, presumption of death and divorce, judicial separation, nullity of marriage or rescission of a judgment of judicial separation, as the case may be.