Family

Question 1

ABODE

Answer 1

Place of residence.

Question 2

ABSOLUTE

Answer 2

Final, complete, without conditions.

Question 3

ADJOURN

Answer 3

Postpone the hearing of a case to a later date.

Question 4

AFFIDAVIT OF MEANS

Answer 4

Written statement of the financial position of a party which is sworn on oath.

Question 5

ANCILLIRY RELIEF

Answer 5

An order for maintenance, financial provision or property adjustment.

Question 6

ANNUITY

Answer 6

Annual payment of a sum of money.

Question 7

ANNUL

Answer 7

To make void. For example annulment for a marriage will act like the marriage did not happen.

Question 8

ANSWER

Answer 8

A response to the allegations in a divorce petition.

Question 9

ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHILDREN

Answer 9

A statement filed in court to with the divorce petition that details the arrangements for residence, contact, etc.

Question 10

BEHAVIOUR

Answer 10

Action or conduct by one of the parties which affects the other party for example abuse.

Question 11

BIGAMY

Answer 11

The act of being married to another person while being legally married to another.

Question 12

COHABITATION

Answer 12

Living together without being married.

Question 13

COLLUSION

Answer 13

Secret or illegal co-operation with the intent to deceiving or cheating others.

Question 14

COMMON LAW MARRIAGE

Answer 14

Cohabitation.

Question 15

CONDONE

Answer 15

Forgiveness of a matrimonial offence.

Question 16

CO-RESPONDENT

Answer 16

A joint defendant with the respondent, especially if adultery has been committed in a divorce petition.

Question 17

DECREE

Answer 17

A law judgement or order of the court in relation to dissolution of marriage.

Question 18

DECREE ABSOLUTE

Answer 18

Final order dissolving the marriage.

Question 19

DECREE NISI

Answer 19

Conditional divorce decree.

Question 20

DOMICILE

Answer 20

The country where a person has their permanent home.

Question 21

ILLEGITIMATE

Answer 21

Child born outside marriage.

Question 22

IN CHAMBERS

Answer 22

Proceedings in the offices of a Judge closed to members of the public.

Question 23

INJUNCTION

Answer 23

A court order which retrains someone to do a particular act.

Question 24

IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN

Answer 24

Only ground for breakdown of marriage.

Question 25

JUDICIAL

Answer 25

Relating the courts to the administration of justice.

Question 26

JUDICIAL ACT

Answer 26

An act resulting from the exercise of judicial powers.

Question 27

JUDICIAL SEPARATION

Answer 27

Whilst the marriage is not dissolved, the Petitioner does not have to cohabit with the respondent.

Question 28

JURISDICTION

Answer 28

Power of the court to hear a case.

Question 29

LEGITIMATE

Answer 29

Status of a child born within a marriage.

Question 30

MATRIMONIAL APPLICATION

Answer 30

Name for a divorce petition.

Question 31

OPEN COURT

Answer 31

Court to which public has access.

Question 32

PENDING SUIT

Answer 32

Proceedings in court.

Question 33

PETITIONER

Answer 33

Person filing for the divorce.

Question 34

PROCESS SERVER

Answer 34

Person tracing people for the court and serving papers.

Question 35

PRONOUNCED

Answer 35

Declared.

Question 36

PUBLIC FUNDING

Answer 36

New term for Legal Aid.

Question 37

RECONCILLIATION

Answer 37

Differences and settling disputes.

Question 38

RESPONDENT

Answer 38

A person presented with a divorce.