Family Flashcards
ABODE
Place of residence.
ABSOLUTE
Final, complete, without conditions.
ADJOURN
Postpone the hearing of a case to a later date.
AFFIDAVIT OF MEANS
Written statement of the financial position of a party which is sworn on oath.
ANCILLIRY RELIEF
An order for maintenance, financial provision or property adjustment.
ANNUITY
Annual payment of a sum of money.
ANNUL
To make void. For example annulment for a marriage will act like the marriage did not happen.
ANSWER
A response to the allegations in a divorce petition.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHILDREN
A statement filed in court to with the divorce petition that details the arrangements for residence, contact, etc.
BEHAVIOUR
Action or conduct by one of the parties which affects the other party for example abuse.
BIGAMY
The act of being married to another person while being legally married to another.
COHABITATION
Living together without being married.
COLLUSION
Secret or illegal co-operation with the intent to deceiving or cheating others.
COMMON LAW MARRIAGE
Cohabitation.
CONDONE
Forgiveness of a matrimonial offence.
CO-RESPONDENT
A joint defendant with the respondent, especially if adultery has been committed in a divorce petition.
DECREE
A law judgement or order of the court in relation to dissolution of marriage.
DECREE ABSOLUTE
Final order dissolving the marriage.
DECREE NISI
Conditional divorce decree.
DOMICILE
The country where a person has their permanent home.
ILLEGITIMATE
Child born outside marriage.
IN CHAMBERS
Proceedings in the offices of a Judge closed to members of the public.
INJUNCTION
A court order which retrains someone to do a particular act.
IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN
Only ground for breakdown of marriage.
JUDICIAL
Relating the courts to the administration of justice.
JUDICIAL ACT
An act resulting from the exercise of judicial powers.
JUDICIAL SEPARATION
Whilst the marriage is not dissolved, the Petitioner does not have to cohabit with the respondent.
JURISDICTION
Power of the court to hear a case.
LEGITIMATE
Status of a child born within a marriage.
MATRIMONIAL APPLICATION
Name for a divorce petition.
OPEN COURT
Court to which public has access.
PENDING SUIT
Proceedings in court.
PETITIONER
Person filing for the divorce.
PROCESS SERVER
Person tracing people for the court and serving papers.
PRONOUNCED
Declared.
PUBLIC FUNDING
New term for Legal Aid.
RECONCILLIATION
Differences and settling disputes.
RESPONDENT
A person presented with a divorce.
