Divorce Act of Saint Lucia, Part 1 Divorce, Section 3 Breakdown of Marriage to be Sole Divorce, Section 4 Proof of Breakdown, Section 5 Restrictions on Petitions for Divorce, Section 9 Opposition to Decree, Section 17 Abolition of Bars

Section 7(1) of the Labour Code of Saint Lucia prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, social origin, ethnic origin, political opinion or affiliation, age, disability, serious family responsibility, pregnancy, marital status or HIV\AIDS status.

Saint Lucia Criminal Code, Chapter 2 Offences, Part 1 Offences Against the Person, Subpart D, Termination of Pregnancy and Childbirth Offence Causing Harm to Child at Birth, Section 165 Explanation as to termination of pregnancy and Section 166 Termination of pregnancy in certain cases

Section 139 of the Criminal Code makes it a criminal offense for an employer or a supervisor to create the impression that an employee must accept or tolerate sexual advances or sexually suggestive comments or behavior in order to avoid negative consequences at work. This also applies to prospective employers who create the impression that job applicants must do the same to be hired or to receive certain job conditions.

Section 133 of the Criminal Code makes anal intercourse between one man and another man (buggery) a criminal offence. Buggery is punishable by life imprisonment if committed with force and without consent, or ten years imprisonment in any other case.

Saint Lucia Criminal Code, Chapter 2 Offences, Part 1 Offences Against the Person, Subpart C, Sexual Offences, Section 126 Sexual intercourse with a person under 12, Section 127 Sexual intercourse with a person between 12 and 16, Section 128 Sexual intercourse with an adopted minor, etc., Section 129 Sexual intercourse with a minor employee.

Section 123(1) of the Criminal Code provides that a person who engages in sexual intercourse with another person (i) without that person's consent, or (ii) without believing that the other person has consented, or who is reckless as to whether the other person consents, commits the offence of rape and is subject to imprisonment for life.

For the offences of murder or manslaughter, Section 82(1) of the Criminal Code states that a child is considered a "person" once born and existing independently of the mother. Section 82(2) states that the offences of murder or manslaughter against such a "person" may be based on injuries inflicted before the child meets the legal definition of a "person."

Constitution of Saint Lucia, Chapter I Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Section 1 Fundamental rights and freedoms and Section 13 Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc.

Mr. Powell (“petitioner”) and Mrs. Powell (“respondent”) were lawfully married in April of 2003. In May 2016, the petitioner was granted an order of dissolution of marriage. In July 2004, the petitioner purchased a piece of land (“property”).