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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Divorce Act, 1869 Section 40

Inquiry into Existence of Ante-nuptial or Post-nuptial Settlements

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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 40 is part of Divorce Act, 1869 - Inquiry into Existence of Ante-nuptial or Post-nuptial Settlements. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[ The District Court may, before passing a decree for dissolution of the marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage, inquire into" ]the existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements made on the parties whose marriage is the subject of the decree, and may make such orders, with reference to the application of the whole or a portion of the property settled, whether for the benefit of the husband or the wife, or of the children (if any) of the marriage, or of both children and parents, as to the Court seems fit:

Provided that the Court shall not make any order for the benefit of the parents or either of them at the expense of the children.

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1. Substituted by Act 51 of 2001, section 24, for certain words (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).

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What does Divorce Act, 1869 Section 40 provide?

Section Section 40 of the Divorce Act, 1869 (Inquiry into Existence of Ante-nuptial or Post-nuptial Settlements) is reproduced on this page as part of the Divorce Act, 1869. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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