The Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 is an Act of the

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. The Act amends the

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to allow one party to petition a court to not declare their divorce decree absolute until they have received a similar document from a religion's authority. The Act was brought before Parliament by

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. The Act applies only to

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. The need for the legislation was demonstrated in the 2000 divorce case of ''O v O''.''O v O (Jurisdiction: Jewish Divorce)''

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2 FLR 147 Jewish religious law requires the consent of the husband before a wife can receive a religious divorce; without this she cannot remarry under religious law. Some husbands have refused permission for various reasons, including demanding money from the wife, but they have still received a civil divorce and all the advantages this confers, including civil remarriage. Requiring the religious notice to be presented first would prevent a husband from gaining any advantage civil divorce might grant while holding his wife to ransom.

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Divorce law in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2002 Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales 2002 in religion Marriage and religion {{UK-statute-stub

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