Cap. 16 Art. 66FConversion of separation proceedings into divorce proceedings.

(1) Each party in a cause for separation may, at any time during the cause, but not after the cause has been adjourned for judgement, demand, by means of an application, that the demand for separation made in that cause be instead considered as a demand for the pronouncement of divorce. When such a claim is made, the court shall hear the parties in order to verify that the conditions stipulated in article 66B for the filing of a demand for divorce are satisfied. The court shall decide upon the said claim in a judgement given in open court which shall not be subject to appeal except together with the final judgement.

(2) Any witnesses declared and documents presented with the cause for separation shall apply mutatis mutandis when the said cause is converted into divorce proceedings. This without prejudice to the possibility that either party may produce further documents and witnesses during the divorce proceedings which are related to the demand for divorce.

(3) Where neither party elects to proceed as provided in sub-article (1) and where a demand for separation has already been made in accordance with Sub-Title III of this Title and at least one of the parties, after the making of that demand, makes a demand for divorce, the demands for separation and for divorce shall, in any case, be heard and decided together by the same court in such a manner that the connection of causes shall be applied by the court without the necessity of any demand by the parties.

(4) Either party, upon making a demand for divorce, shall declare on oath whether either that party or the other party have already made a demand for separation under Sub-Title III of this Title.