Family Law Act, 1995
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Exemption of certain marriages from sections 31 (1) and 32 (1). |
33.—(1) The court may, on application to it in that behalf by both of the parties to an intended marriage, by order exempt the marriage from the application of section 31 (1) (a) or 32 (1) (a) or both of those provisions. | |
(2) The following provisions shall apply in relation to an application under subsection (1): | ||
(a) it may be made informally, | ||
(b) it may be heard and determined otherwise than in public, | ||
(c) a court fee shall not be charged in respect of it, and | ||
(d) it shall not be granted unless the applicant shows that its grant is justified by serious reasons and is in the interests of the parties to the intended marriage. |