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Place of residence   Abode  
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Final, complete, without conditions   Absolute  
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Postpone or suspend the hearing of a case until a future date   Adjourn  
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Adjourn for an indefinite time   Adjournment sine die  
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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  
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An order for maintenance pending suit, financial provision order, property adjustment order etc   Ancillary relief  
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An annual payment of a sum of money   Annuity  
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To make void or invalid   Annul  
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A defence of a divorce   Answer  
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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  
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Action or conduct by one of the parties which affect the other party   Behaviour  
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Marriage to a second person while still married to the first person   Bigamy  
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Living together as man and wife   Cohabitation  
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Agreement, usually in secret, for some deceitful or unlawful purpose   Collusion  
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Co-habitation without being legally married - has no basis in English law   Common law marriage  
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Forgiveness of a matrimonial offence and restoration of the offending spouse. This is no longer an absolute bar to divorce   Condone  
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Third party cited in divorce proceedings - generally refers to adultery   Co-respondent  
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A law, judgement or order of the court in relation to dissolution of marriage   Decree  
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Final order dissolving the marriage   Decree Absolute  
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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  
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Country where a person intends to have their permanent home   Domiciled  
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Status of child born outside lawful wedlock   Illegitimate  
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The offices of a Judge or District Judge which is closed to members of the public   In chambers  
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A court order which restrains or compels someone to do a particular act   Injuction  
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Ground for breakdown of marriage   Irretrievable breakdown  
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Administration of justice   Judicial  
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An act resulting from the exercise of judicial power, such as the determination by the court of a question of rights   Judicial act  
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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  
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Power of court or judge to hear and decide on a case   Jurisdiction  
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Status of child born in lawful wedlock   Legitimate  
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Court to which public has access   Open court  
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Proceedings pending in court (ie waiting to be heard)   Pending suit  
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Written application praying for relief or remedy   Petition  
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Person filing petition for divorce   Petitioner  
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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  
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Declared   Pronounced  
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New term for Legal Aid   Public Funding  
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Act of harmonising differences and settleing disputes   Reconcilliation  
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One against whom a petition for divorce is presented   Respondent  
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