Hong Kong Regulations

MATRIMONIAL CAUSES RULES - RULE 13

Parties

(1) Where a petition alleges that the other party to the marriage has
committed adultery, the person with whom the adultery is alleged to have been
committed shall be made a party to the proceedings in the cause unless-

   (a)  that person is not named in the petition; or

   (b)  the court otherwise directs. (L.N. 172 of 1996)

(2) Where a petition alleges that the other party to the marriage has been
guilty of an improper association (other than adultery) with a person named or
of rape upon a person named, the petitioner shall, as soon as practicable
after the filing of the petition, apply to the court for directions whether
that person shall be made a respondent in the cause.

(3) An application for directions under paragraph (1) or (2) may be made ex
parte if no notice of intention to defend has been given.

(4) This rule does not apply where the alleged adulterer, adulteress or
person named has died before the filing of the petition. (L.N. 135 of 1972)