Convert's Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866
12. Points to be proved on appearance of
petitioner
On the day fixed in' the citation the petitioner
shall appear in Court, and the following points shall be proved:-
(1) the identity of the parties;
(2) the marriage between the petitioner and
the respondent;
(3) that the male party to the suit has
completed the age of sixteen years, and that the female party to the suit has
completed the age of thirteen years;
(4) the desertion or repudiation of the
petitioner by the respondent;
(5) that such desertion or repudiation was in
consequence of the petitioner's change of religion;
(6) and that such desertion or repudiation had
continued for the six months immediately before the commencement of the suit.