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Questions between husband and wife as to property to be decided in a summary way

Cap. 176, s. 16 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) In any question between a husband and wife as to the title to or possession of property, either party, or any such bank, corporation, company, public body or society as aforesaid in whose books any stocks, funds or shares of either party are standing, may apply by summons in a summary way to a judge of the court who may make such order with respect to the application as he thinks fit, or may direct such application to stand over from time to time, and any inquiry touching the matters in question to be made in such manner as he thinks fit. (2) Any such order shall be subject to appeal in the same way as an order made by the judge in a civil action in the (3) Any such bank, corporation, company, public body or society shall, in the matter of any such application, for the purposes of cost or otherwise, be treated as a stakeholder only.
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