Section 50
Restriction on petitions within two years of marriage
of Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976
ActIn forceProvision 52 of 113
Section 50
(2)
A Judge of the court may, on an application made to him, allow the presentation of a petition for divorce within the specified period on the ground that the case is one of exceptional circumstances or hardship suffered by the petitioner; but in determining the application the Judge shall have regard to the interests of any child of the marriage and to the question whether there is a reasonable probability of a reconciliation between the parties during the specified period.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the presentation of a petition based upon matters which occurred before the expiration of the specified period.