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Adultery (4)

Posted by Rory Miln on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, In : definitions 
If you are petitioning for divorce on the basis of your spouse's adultery, you don't have to name the third party.  If you do name them, they have to be served with their own set of divorce papers.  That potentially makes it harder for you to proceed with your divorce because you need not only the respondent but also the co-respondent to complete an acknowledgement of service form and return it to the court.  It's generally better not to name the third party.  Apart from anything else, it's u...
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Adultery (3)

Posted by Rory Miln on Monday, April 26, 2010, In : definitions 

If you want to petition for divorce on the basis of your spouse's adultery, you are not allowed to rely on that adultery if you have continued to live together for six months or more after learning about the adultery.  The theory is that if you continue to live together for that length of time you have condoned the adultery.

The six months starts from when you learned about the adultery, not when it happened.  

You can live together for more than six months and avoid falling foul of the 'six mo...
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Adultery (2)

Posted by Rory Miln on Monday, April 19, 2010, In : definitions 

A spouse who petitions on the 'fact' of adultery has to satisfy the court not only that their spouse has committed adultery but that they (the petitioner) find it intolerable to live with the respondent.  Often this is the case, but sometimes the petitioner would have liked a reconciliation - perhaps they are only petitioning for divorce because they have lost their spouse to a new partner - and they don't at all find it intolerable to live with their spouse but their spouse has taken themsel...
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Serve

Posted by Rory Miln on Monday, July 20, 2009, In : definitions 
To serve a document is to ensure that the recipient receives it.  Service can be personal, where the papers are handed to the recipient in person, or postal.  Papers can be served by one solicitor on another by DX (for DX see 15th June).  Most firms of solicitors do not accept service by email.  

Sometimes service of a document is significant under the court rules.  For example, a divorce petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner, but only if it has not yet been served on the respondent.   

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petition

Posted by Rory Miln on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, In : definitions 
Petition:

As a noun, the document that starts divorce proceedings.  The petition provides the court with certain information required by the rules and states what the petitioner is seeking,  including the dissolution of the marriage, any orders (in outline only)  to do with finances or children and perhaps an order requiring the respondent (the other spouse) to pay the costs of the divorce.

As a verb, to start divorce proceedings by filing a petition at the court. 
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Rory Miln


Principal Every week, usually on a Monday, I post my movements for the coming week - when I'm in the office and when I'm out, for example at court. At the same time I post a short article on a word or expression that may crop up during a separation or divorce case. Sometimes I comment on a topical legal issue. I'm always glad of feedback - any comments on my blog entries are welcome - just send me an email.

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Miln MacLeod Solicitors is the practice name of Rory Miln, a solicitor of England and Wales recognised as a sole practitioner, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The practice's SRA number is 535105. The SRA’s rules can be found (in English) on their website at http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/code-of-conduct.page
 
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