Section 5Part 0 —
Jurisdiction over persons
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The Court has jurisdiction to entertain a suit arising out of this Act where, at the time of filing suit, or at a material time with reference to the suit and within one year of the presentation of the petition, either of the parties to the suit was domiciled in the Islands; or the party filing suit, being a female, has been ordinarily resident in the Islands for at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition.