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of them, in such manner as the said Court shall think fit, for the
purpose of preventing the party offending from deriving any
interest in real or personal estate or pecuniary benefits from
such marriage, and if both the parties so contracting marriage
shall, in the judgment of the Court be guilty of any such offence
as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said Court to settle and
secure such property or any part thereof immediately for the
benefit of the issue of the marriage, subject to such provisions
for the offending parties by way of maintenance or otherwise as
the said Court under the particular circumstances of the case
shall think reasonable, regard being had to the benefit of the
issue of the marriage during the lives of the parents, and of the
issue of the parties respectively by any future marriage, or
of the parties themselves, in case either of them should survive
the other.
Al settlements, &c.,
on any such marriage
void.
- All agreements settlements and deeds entered into and
executed by the parties to any marriage in consequence of or
in relation to which marriage such information as aforesaid shall
be filed by either of the said parties before and in contem-
plation of such marriage or after such marriage for the benefit
of the parties, or either of them, or their issue, so far as the
same shall be contrary to and inconsistent with the provisions
of such a security and settlement as shall be made by or under
the direction of the Supreme Court as aforesaid, under the
authority of this Act, shall be absolutely null and have no force
or effect.
Proceedings to be ta-
ken within one year
after such marriage.
- Any original information to be filed for the purpose of
obtaining a declaration of any such forfeiture as aforesaid, shall
be filed within one year after such relator or relators hath or
have known or discovered the solemnization of the marriage by
which such forfeiture shall have been incurred.
If marriage be under
any false notice or cer-
tificate like forfeiture.
- If any valid marriage shall be had under the provisions
of this Act, by means of any false notice, certificate, or declara-
tion made by either party to such marriage, as to any matter to
which a notice, certificate, or declaration, is herein required; it
shall also be lawful for the Attorney-General to sue for a for-
feiture of all estate and interest in any property accruing to
the offending party by such marriage, and the proceedings
thereupon, and the consequences thereof, shall be the same as
hereinbefore provided.
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NZ Gazette 1854, No 35
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Provisions regarding property settlement, void settlements, and forfeiture for false marriage declarations.
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration4 November 1854
Legislation, Marriage, Property settlement, Void settlements, Forfeiture, False declaration