Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 66A

66A. (1) Each of the spouses shall have the right to demand divorce or dissolution of the marriage as provided in this Sub- Title. It shall not be required that, prior to the demand of divorce, the spouses shall be separated from each other by means of a contra ct or of a judgement. (2) The divorce or dissolution of the marriage shall be granted by virtue of a judgement of the competent civil court, upon the demand of one or the other of the spouses, or by a decree of th e same court where the spouses sha ll have agreed that their marri age should be dissolved. (3) All demands for divorce sh all be brought before the appropriate section of the civil court as established by regula tions made by the Minister, and the provisions of article 37 shall ap ply mutatis mutandis . The decrees and judgements of divorce shall be pronounced in open court. ( 4 ) T h e c o u r t s h a l l , i n t h e decree or judgement of divorce, clearly indicate the progressive number of registration of the Act of Marriage and identification number of the parties, and order th e Registrar of Courts to notify the divorce of the parties to the Director of Public Registry within the period allowed for this purpose by the same court, so that the same shall be registered in the Public Registry. Conditions required for divorce. Added by: XIV .2011.9. Amended by: XXV .2021.4.