Preliminary

Section 22Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro; but judicial separation obtainable by husband or wife

Section 22: Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro; but judicial separation obtainable by husband or wife

22. Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro; but judicial separation obtainable by husband or wife

No decree shall hereafter be made for a divorce a mensa et toro, but the husband or wife may obtain a decree of judicial separation, on the ground of adultery, or cruelty, or desertion *** for two years or upwards, and such decree shall have the effect of a divorce a mensa et toro under the existing law, and such other legal effect as here in after mentioned.

Amendment notes (1)
  1. omitted w.e.f. 3-10-2001 . The words "without reasonable excuse" omitted by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).