Cap. 16 Art. 66ADivorce.

(1) Each of the spouses shall have the right to demand divorce or dissolution of the marriage as provided in this Sub-Title.

It shall not be required that, prior to the demand of divorce, the spouses shall be separated from each other by means of a contract or of a judgement.

(2) The divorce or dissolution of the marriage shall be granted by virtue of a judgement of the competent civil court, upon the demand of one or the other of the spouses, or by a decree of the same court where the spouses shall have agreed that their marriage should be dissolved.

(3) All demands for divorce shall be brought before the appropriate section of the civil court as established by regulations made by the Minister, and the provisions of article 37 shall apply The decrees and judgements of divorce shall be mutatis mutandis. pronounced in open court.

(4) The court shall, in the decree or judgement of divorce, clearly indicate the progressive number of registration of the Act of Marriage and identification number of the parties, and order the Registrar of Courts to notify the divorce of the parties to the Director of Public Registry within the period allowed for this purpose by the same court, so that the same shall be registered in the Public Registry.

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