Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

Type Public General Act
Publication 1973-05-23
Last updated 2023-02-27
State In force
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  • (4) In determining for the purposes of subsection (2) or (3) above whether a person has acted to his detriment in reliance on the taking effect of the order, the appeal court may disregard any detriment which in its opinion is insignificant.
  • (5) Where subsection (2) or (3) above applies, the appeal court may make such further orders (including one or more pension sharing orders) as it thinks fit for the purpose of putting the parties in the position it considers appropriate.
  • (6) Section 24C above only applies to a pension sharing order under this section if the decision of the appeal court can itself be the subject of an appeal.
  • (7) In subsection (2) above, the reference to the person responsible for the pension arrangement is to be read in accordance with section 25D(4) above.

Pension compensation sharing orders in connection with divorce proceedings

Commencement of proceedings for ancillary relief, etc.

Pension compensation sharing orders

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Editorial notes

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Words in s. 35(4)(a)(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 261(1), 263, Sch. 27 para. 44; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(5))

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Words in s. 38 heading inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 261(1), 263, Sch. 27 para. 45(4); S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(5))

14

Words in s. 11(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 261(1), 263, Sch. 27 para. 40; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(5))

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Words in s. 24A(5) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 261(1), 263, Sch. 27 para. 42; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(5))

30

S. 40 renumbered (1.10.2007) as s. 40(1) by Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), ss. 67(1), 68, Sch. 6 para. 19 (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)(d)

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Words in s. 40(1) substituted (1.10.2007) by Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), ss. 67(1), 68, Sch. 6 para. 19(a) (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)(d)

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Words in s. 40(1) substituted (1.10.2007) by Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), ss. 67(1), 68, Sch. 6 para. 19(b) (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)(d)

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Words in s. 40(1) substituted (1.10.2007) by Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), ss. 67(1), 68, Sch. 6 para. 19(c) (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)(d)

35

Act not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 55(2); Act wholly in force at 1.1.1974

37

Words substituted by virtue of Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32, SIF 49:1), s. 12(1)

39

Words in s. 11 substituted (8.1.1996) by 1995 c. 42, ss. 8(2), 16(2), Sch. para. 2(2) (with s. 8(1)(3))

45

S. 21A and sidenote inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 24(1)(c)(d) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 3; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 24B and sidenote inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 4; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 24C and sidenote inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 4; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 24D and sidenote inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 4; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25(1) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 5(a); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25(2) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 5(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

58

Words in s. 25(2)(h) omitted (1.8.1996) by virtue of 1995 c. 26, s. 166(2); S.I. 1996/1675, art. 3(b)

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Words in s. 25A(1) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, ss. 19, 89, Sch. 3 para. 6; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25B inserted (1.8.1996 with effect as mentioned in S.I. 1996/1675, art. 4) by 1995 c. 26, s. 166(1); S.I. 1996/1675, art. 3(b)

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Words in s. 25B(1)(a)(b) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(2); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25B(2) repealed (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, 88, Sch. 4 para. 1(3), Sch. 13 Pt. II; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Word in s. 25B(3) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(4); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25B(4) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(5)(a); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25B(4) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(5)(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25B(5) substituted (11.11.1999 for certain puropses and otherwise 1.12.2000) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(6); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

68

Words in s. 25B(6) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(7)(a); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25B(6)(a) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(7)(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25B(7) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(8)(a); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25B(7) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(8)(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

72

Words in s. 25B(7) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, ss. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(8)(c); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25B(7A)-(7C) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 1(9); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25C inserted (1.8.1996 with effect as mentioned in S.I. 1996/1675) by 1995 c. 26, s. 166(1); S.I. 1996/1675, art. 3(b)

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Word in s. 25C(1) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 2(2); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25C(2)(a) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 2(3)(a)(i); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Word in s. 25C(2)(a) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 2(3)(a)(ii); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25C(2)(c) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 2(3)(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25C(3) substituted (11.11.1999 for certain puurposes and otherwise 1.12.2000) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 2(4)(a); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25C(3) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 2(4)(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25C(4) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 2(5); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25D inserted (27.6.1996 in relation to the insertion of s. 25D(2)(3)(4) and 1.8.1996 otherwise) by 1995 c. 26, s. 166(1); S.I. 1995/1675, art. 3

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S. 25D(1) applied (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1984 c. 42, s. 21(3) (as amended by 1999 c. 30, s. 22(5); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2)

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Words in s. 25D(2) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)(a); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25D(2)(a) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25D(2)(ab) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)(c); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25D(2)(ba) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)(d); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25D(2)(c)(d) repealed (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, ss. 21, 88, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)(e), Sch. 13 Pt. II; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 25D(2)(e) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)(f); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 25D(2) repealed (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, ss. 21, 88, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)(g), Sch. 13 Pt. II; S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

91

S. 25D(2A)-(2C) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 3(4); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

92

S. 25D(3)(4) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 21, Sch. 4 para. 3(1)(5); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 27(3)(3A)(3B) substituted for s. 27(3)(4) by Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22), ss. 63(2), 89(2)

110

Words in s. 29(2) inserted (5.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/623, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1

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Words in s. 29(5)(a)(7)(8)(a) substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by 2000 c. 19, ss. 26, 86(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(2)(a) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

115

Words in s. 29(5)(a)(b)(ii)(6)(b) substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by 2000 c. 19, ss. 26, 86(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(2)(b) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192; art. 3, Sch.

116

Words in s. 29(6)(b) substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by 2000 c. 19, ss. 26, 86(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(2)(c)(d) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

117

Words in s. 29(7) repealed (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by 2000 c. 19, ss. 85, 86(2), Sch. 9 Pt. I (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

118

S. 29(8)(b) and word repealed (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by 2000 c. 19, ss. 85, 86(2), Sch. 9 Pt. I (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

123

S. 31(2)(dd) inserted (1.8.1996) by 1995 c. 26, s. 166(3)(a); S.I. 1996/1675, art. 3(b)

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S. 31(2)(g) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(2); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

128

S. 31(2B) inserted (1.8.1996) by 1995 c. 26, s. 166(3)(b); S.I. 1996/1675, art. 3(b)

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S. 31(4A)-(4C) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(3); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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Words in s. 31(5) inserted (1.11.1998) by 1996 c. 27, s. 66(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 16(5)(a) (with Sch. 9 para. 5); S.I. 1998/2572, art. 3

132

Words in s. 31(5) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise)by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(4)(a); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

133

Words in s. 31(5) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(4)(b); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

134

Words in s. 31(5) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(4)(c); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

141

Words in s. 31(7)(a) inserted (1.11.1998) by 1996 c. 27, s. 66(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 16(6)(b) (with Sch. 9 para. 5); S.I. 1998/2572, art. 3

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S. 31(7B)(ba) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(5); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

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S. 31(7G) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(6)

146

S. 31(11)-(14) inserted (5.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/623, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 3

147

S. 31(15) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and 1.12.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 30, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 7(1)(7); S.I. 2000/1116, art. 2

148

Words in s. 31(11)(c)(12)(a)(c) substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by 2000 c. 19, ss. 26, 86(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(a) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

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Words in s. 31(11) substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by virtue of 2000 c. 19, ss. 26, 86(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(b) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

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