Matrimonial Causes Act 1857

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:allows	divorce by civil court judicial separation protection orders for wives
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:20_&_21_Vict._c._85
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:created	gptkb:Court_for_Divorce_and_Matrimonial_Causes
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1857
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	1 January 1858
gptkbp:genderBias	Easier for men to obtain divorce than women
gptkbp:historicalName	Victorian era legal reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Matrimonial Causes Act 1857
gptkbp:jurisdiction	England and Wales
gptkbp:longTitle	gptkb:An_Act_to_amend_the_Law_relating_to_Divorce_and_Matrimonial_Causes_in_England
gptkbp:previouslyHandledBy	ecclesiastical courts
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent	28 August 1857
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Matrimonial_Causes_Act_1937 gptkb:Matrimonial_Causes_Act_1973
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Matrimonial_Causes_Act_1973 Yes
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Matrimonial_Causes_Act_1857
gptkbp:significance	First law to allow civil divorce in England and Wales
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:family divorce law
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Caroline_Norton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6