Cap. 16 Art. 66HDuties of respondent’s advocate.

(1) The advocate assisting the respondent shall, without delay after receiving instructions from the respondent about the case, where the spouses are not separated by means of a contract or a court judgement, discuss the possibility of reconciliation with the respondent and give the respondent the names and addresses of persons qualified to offer assistance in the process of reconciliation between spouses.

(2) Where the spouses are not separated by means of a contract or a court judgement, the respondent’s reply to the application for divorce shall be accompanied by a note in which the advocate confirms that he has observed the requirements of sub-article (1):

Provided that where the advocate assisting a client in a cause for divorce shall not have presented the said note, the advocate shall present that note not later than, or during, the first sitting in the cause.