Amendments — Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020

Proposed amendments

40 amendments across 6 provisions

Clause 1 15

Amendment #52253#52253WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
send, to the applicant and to the other party to the marriage, information about—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52354#52354WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
For the purposes of subsection (5), “the start of the proceedings” means—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52490#52490WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

leave out lines 10 to 12

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52491#52491WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

leave out “20” and insert “46”

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52493#52493WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
In the case of an application that is to proceed as an application by one party to the marriage only, there shall be no commencement of financial provision proceedings until the end of the period of 20 weeks from the start of the proceedings for the divorce order unless—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52551#52551Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

after “(6)” insert “or (8A)”

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52552#52552Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
For the purposes of an application for a divorce order by one party to a marriage only, the Lord Chancellor may by order by statutory instrument make provision for a minimum period, not exceeding six weeks beginning with the start of proceedings, within which the applicant must have—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52553#52553WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

leave out from “court” to end of line 15 and insert “to initiate the process for an order (a “divorce order”) which will dissolve the marriage on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
The divorce process under subsection (1) consists of three stages and must be accompanied by—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52554#52554WithdrawnNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Recording lack of consent

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 1

Amendment #52555#52555WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert “first consider whether a divorce order is in the interests of any child of the family and, if the court is satisfied that it is, then”

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52595#52595AgreedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out from “subsection (6)” to “House” in line 21 and insert “may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each”

Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52598#52598WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
For the purposes of subsection (5), “the start of proceedings” means—

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Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52600#52600WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

leave out lines 6 to 15 and insert—
Subject to subsections (1) and (2), either or both parties to a marriage may apply to the court to initiate the process for an order (a “divorce order”).

Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52606#52606WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

leave out lines 9 to 15 and insert—
On an application for a divorce order the court must inquire, so far as it reasonably can, into—

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Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 1

Amendment #52608#52608WithdrawnNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Information to be provided

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Stage: Report stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 1

Clause 2 6

Amendment #52548#52548Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1AA) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 2

Amendment #52549#52549Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert “provided that, if the application is by one party to the marriage only, the court is satisfied that—
the other party to the marriage has been served with the notice of the application for a judicial separation order,

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 2

Amendment #52550#52550Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
For the purposes of an application for a judicial separation order by one party to a marriage only, the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument make provision for a minimum period, not exceeding six weeks beginning with the start of proceedings, within which the applicant must have—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 2

Amendment #52605#52605Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out subsection (3)

Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 2

Amendment #52609#52609WithdrawnAmends text

Amendment text

leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “subsection (1A)(b)”

Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 2

Amendment #52610#52610Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out subsection (3) and insert—
For subsection (2) substitute—

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Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 2

Clause 3 4

Amendment #52556#52556Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert “consider whether a dissolution order is in the interests of any child of the family and, if the court is satisfied that it is, then”

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 3

Amendment #52603#52603Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out from “(including” to end of line 28

Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 3

Amendment #52604#52604Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out subsection (6) and insert—
For subsection (5) substitute—

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Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 3

Amendment #52607#52607Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out subsection (3) and insert—
For subsection (3) substitute—

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Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 3

Clause 4 7

Amendment #52353#52353Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
For the purposes of subsection (2), “the start of the proceedings” means—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 4

Amendment #52489#52489Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out lines 10 to 13

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 4

Amendment #52546#52546Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

after “(3)” insert “or (5A)”

Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 4

Amendment #52547#52547Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
For the purposes of an application for a dissolution order by one civil partner only, the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument make provision for a minimum period, not exceeding six weeks beginning with the start of proceedings, within which the applicant must have—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 4

Amendment #52563#52563Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
In the case of an application that is to proceed as an application by one civil partner only, there shall be no commencement of financial provision proceedings until the end of the period of 20 weeks from the start of the proceedings for the dissolution order unless—

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Stage: Committee stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 4

Amendment #52594#52594AgreedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out from “order” to “House” in line 22 and insert “may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each”

Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 4

Amendment #52611#52611Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

at end insert—
For the purposes of subsection (2), “the start of proceedings” means—

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Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 4

Clause 5 3

Amendment #52495#52495WithdrawnNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Report on the impact on divorce applications and marriage support

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage: Committee stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 5

Amendment #52601#52601Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out subsections (3) to (5) and insert—
In subsection (3) for the words “44(5)(a), (b), (c) or (d)” substitute “44(5)(a) or (b)”.”

Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 5

Amendment #52602#52602Not movedAmends text

Amendment text

leave out subsection (2) and insert—
For subsection (1) substitute—

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Stage: Report stage
Type: EditBillBody
Clause: 5

Clause 6 5

Amendment #52576#52576WithdrawnNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Impact on marriage

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Stage: Report stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 6

Amendment #52577#52577Not movedNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Relationship support, mediation and domestic abuse services

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Stage: Report stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 6

Amendment #52596#52596Not movedNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Report on impact of this Act

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Stage: Report stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 6

Amendment #52597#52597WithdrawnNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Report on the effect on children of divorce or dissolution in families with low conflict

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Stage: Report stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 6

Amendment #52599#52599Not movedNew clause / schedule

Amendment text

Insert the following new Clause—
“Report on reconciliation under differing approaches to divorce law

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Stage: Report stage
Type: AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause: 6

EnactedDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020

Clause 1 15

Clause 2 6

Clause 3 4

Clause 4 7

Clause 5 3

Clause 6 5