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Stack #214791
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Place of residence | Abode |
| Final, complete, without conditions | Absolute |
| Postpone or suspend the hearing of a case until a future date | Adjourn |
| Adjourn for an indefinite time | Adjournment sine die |
| Written statement setting out financial position and sworn or declared before a commissioner for oaths/solicitor or court officer empowered to administer oaths | Affidavit of means |
| An order for maintenance pending suit, financial provision order, property adjustment order etc | Ancillary relief |
| An annual payment of a sum of money | Annuity |
| To make void or invalid | Annul |
| A defence of a divorce | Answer |
| A statement of arrangements for the children of the family which is filed at court with the divorce petition. It lists their proposed residence, education, contact arrangements, etc | Arrangements for children |
| Action or conduct by one of the parties which affect the other party | Behaviour |
| Marriage to a second person while still married to the first person | Bigamy |
| Living together as man and wife | Cohabitation |
| Agreement, usually in secret, for some deceitful or unlawful purpose | Collusion |
| Co-habitation without being legally married - has no basis in English law | Common law marriage |
| Forgiveness of a matrimonial offence and restoration of the offending spouse. This is no longer an absolute bar to divorce | Condone |
| Third party cited in divorce proceedings - generally refers to adultery | Co-respondent |
| A law, judgement or order of the court in relation to dissolution of marriage | Decree |
| Final order dissolving the marriage | Decree Absolute |
| Conditional divorce decree. Requires a written application after six weeks to make it absolute, as long as Judge is satisfied nothing has changed in that time | Decree Nisi |
| Country where a person intends to have their permanent home | Domiciled |
| Status of child born outside lawful wedlock | Illegitimate |
| The offices of a Judge or District Judge which is closed to members of the public | In chambers |
| A court order which restrains or compels someone to do a particular act | Injuction |
| Ground for breakdown of marriage | Irretrievable breakdown |
| Administration of justice | Judicial |
| An act resulting from the exercise of judicial power, such as the determination by the court of a question of rights | Judicial act |
| Remedy based on a judicial decree under which, whilst the marriage is not dissolved, it becomes no longer necessary for the Petitioner to cohabit with the Respondent | Judicial Separation |
| Power of court or judge to hear and decide on a case | Jurisdiction |
| Status of child born in lawful wedlock | Legitimate |
| Court to which public has access | Open court |
| Proceedings pending in court (ie waiting to be heard) | Pending suit |
| Written application praying for relief or remedy | Petition |
| Person filing petition for divorce | Petitioner |
| A person (who is not an officer of the court) who makes a living tracing people and serving papers on them in person | Process server |
| Declared | Pronounced |
| New term for Legal Aid | Public Funding |
| Act of harmonising differences and settleing disputes | Reconcilliation |
| One against whom a petition for divorce is presented | Respondent |
Created by:
Davinder Heer
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