Proof of marriage or divorce

(1) Where for the purpose of this Title it is requisite to prove a former marriage of a person, it shall be requisite and sufficient to prove a marriage, wherever and however celebrated, which would be admitted by the Supreme Court of 171 Belize as a valid marriage for the purpose of any civil proceeding or for the purposes of the administration or distribution of the effects of a person upon his decease. (2) In like manner, where a person accused of bigamy defends himself on the ground of a divorce from a former husband or wife, any such divorce (and no other) shall be deemed sufficient as would be admitted by the Supreme Court of Belize as a valid divorce from the bond of marriage. TITLE XVIII Miscellaneous