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Grounds of husband’s application

Cap. 175, s. 5 · Revised Edition 2020

An application by a married man for an order or orders under this Act shall allege one or more of the following (a) that the wife is a habitual drunkard; (b) that the wife is guilty of persistent cruelty to him or to his children; (c) that the wife has been guilty of adultery; (d) that the wife has deserted him; (e) that the wife has been convicted summarily of an aggravated assault upon him within the meaning of section 50 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act; or (f) that the wife has been convicted upon indictment of an assault upon him and sentenced to pay a fine of more than fifty dollars or to a term of imprisonment exceeding two months.

Amended by: 8 of 1994; 8 of 1994; 48 of 2017; 48 of 2017; 48 of 2017

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