8Questions between husband and wife as to property

### 8 Questions between husband and wife as to property > *\[Section 8 Amended by No. 61 of 1965, s. 5 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 1993, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-03-30/act-1993-073#JS1@Ja3@GC4@Hpa@EN) In any question between husband and wife as to the title to or possession of property, either party, or any person in whose books any shares or interests of either party are standing, may apply by summons to a judge or to a magistrate to determine such question. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 73 of 1993, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-03-30/act-1993-073#JS1@Ja3@GC4@Hpb@EN) Upon the hearing of such application the judge or magistrate may make such order with respect to the property in dispute, and as to the costs of and consequent on the application, as he thinks fit, or may direct such application to stand over, and any inquiry touching the matters in question to be made in such manner as he shall think fit. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 73 of 1993, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-03-30/act-1993-073#JS1@Ja3@GC4@Hpc@EN) The judge or magistrate, if either party shall require, may hear any such application in chambers. > > > (4)  Any such person as aforesaid shall, in the matter of any such application for the purposes of costs or otherwise, be treated as a stakeholder only.