Cap. 16 Art. 66GDuties of applicant’s advocate.

(1) The advocate assisting the applicant shall, before commencing proceedings according to article 66B, where the spouses are not separated by means of a contract or a court judgement:

(a) discuss the possibility of reconciliation with the applicant and give the applicant the names and addresses of persons qualified to offer assistance in the process of reconciliation between spouses; and

(b) ensure that the applicant is aware of the option of personal separation as an alternative to divorce.

(2) The application for the commencement of divorce proceedings shall:

(a) where the spouses are not separated by means of a contract or a court judgement, be accompanied by a note in which the advocate confirms that he has observed the requirements of sub-article (1); or

(b) where the spouses are separated by means of a court judgement, be accompanied by a legal copy of the judgement of separation or, where the spouses are separated by means of a contract, be accompanied by a legal copy of the contract of consensual separation: Provided that where the advocate assisting a client in a cause for divorce shall not have presented the said note, the copy of the judgement of separation or of the contract of consensual separation, as the case may be, the advocate shall present these documents not later than, or during, the first sitting in the cause: Provided further that, for purposes of this article, "the applicant" means a person who makes an application, who is preparing an application or who intends making an application to the court in order to obtain a divorce.