Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10
96. Rules to provide for agreements to be referred to court
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Provision may be made by the Family Justice Rules for enabling the parties to a marriage, or either of them, on application made either before or after the filing of the originating application for divorce, to refer to the court any agreement or arrangement made or proposed to be made between them, being an agreement or arrangement which relates to, arises out of, or is connected with, the proceedings for divorce which are contemplated or have begun (as the case may be), and for enabling the court to express an opinion, should the court think it desirable to do so, as to the reasonableness of the agreement or arrangement and to give such directions (if any) in the matter as the court thinks fit.
originating application
“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.