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WQ.265/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY L.M.C. DOUBLET OF ST. SAVIOUR
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 24th MAY 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 1st JUNE 2021
Question
Will the Minister provide an update on any ongoing legislative work relating to marriage / partnerships and divorce, including but not limited to –
- divorce reform; and
- civil partnerships for mixed sex couples?
Answer
- The law drafting instructions to instruct the Legislative Drafting Office to make amendments to the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Law 1949 are currently being drafted. It is envisaged that a draft Amendment Law will be lodged prior to the end of this year.
- The law drafting instructions to amend the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 and the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012 to enable a mixed sex couple to enter into a civil partnership were issued to the Law Drafting Office on the 4th October 2020. The draft legislation is currently in the very final stages of drafting. I look forward to lodging the draft amendment Law and draft Regulations for a debate in the States Assembly in the Autumn.