Matrimonial Causes Act 1864

Matrimonial Causes Act 1864
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Act relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes in England, Twentieth and Twenty-first Victoria, Chapter Eighty-five.
Citation27 & 28 Vict. c. 44
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent14 July 1864
Commencement14 July 1864
Repealed27 April 1965
Other legislation
AmendsMatrimonial Causes Act 1857
Amended bySupreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925
Repealed byAdministration of Justice Act 1965
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Matrimonial Causes Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 44) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act reduced the powers of women deserted by their husbands to protect their property and income from him or any of his creditors. The act received royal assent on 14 July 1864.