The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/543
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2014 and shall come into force on 13th March 2014.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

Section 2 Jurisdiction

The court has jurisdiction in proceedings for the divorce of, or annulment of the marriage of, a same sex couple or for the judicial separation of a married same sex couple where on the date of the application —

(a) both parties to the marriage are habitually resident in England and Wales;

(b) both parties to the marriage were last habitually resident in England and Wales and one of them continues to reside there;

(c) the respondent is habitually resident in England and Wales;

(ca) in a joint application only, either of the parties to the marriage is habitually resident in England and Wales;

(d) the applicant is habitually resident in England and Wales and has resided there for at least one year immediately before the application was made ;

(e) the applicant is domiciled and habitually resident in England and Wales and has resided there for at least six months immediately before the application was made ; or

(f) both parties to the marriage are domiciled in England and Wales.

Section 3 Interpretation and application of Part 3

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Section 4 Recognition of a judgment

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Section 5 Refusal of recognition of a judgment

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Section 6 Jurisdiction and review

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Section 7

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Section 8 Differences in applicable law

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Section 9 Stay of proceedings

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