Can an application for nullity be made if the applicant is not resident in Ireland?
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Section 39 of the Family Law Act 1995
39.—(1) The court may grant a decree of nullity if, but only if, one of the following requirements is satisfied:
(a) either of the spouses concerned was domiciled in the State on the date of the institution of the proceedings concerned,
(b) either of the spouses was ordinarily resident in the State throughout the period of one year ending on that date,
(c) either of the spouses died before that date and—
(i) was at the time of death domiciled in the State, or
(ii) had been ordinarily resident in the State throughout the period of one year ending on that date.
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39.—(1) The court may grant a decree of nullity if, but only if, one of the following requirements is satisfied:
(a) either of the spouses concerned was domiciled in the State on the date of the institution of the proceedings concerned,
(b) either of the spouses was ordinarily resident in the State throughout the period of one year ending on that date,
(c) either of the spouses died before that date and—
(i) was at the time of death domiciled in the State, or
(ii) had been ordinarily resident in the State throughout the period of one year ending on that date.
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