Family Law in Practice

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Family Law in Practice

• Inns of Court School of law Institute of law,City
  University,London

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Authors

• Simon Barry,Barrister,Lecturer,ICSL,City
  University,London
• Susan Blake,Barrister,Reader,ICSL,City
  University,London
• Ros Carne ,Barrister,Lecturer,ICSL,City
  University,London
• District Judge,Glenn Brasse,Principal Registry of
  the Family Division
• Virginia Dunn, Barrister,Senior Lecturer
  ,ICSL,City University,London

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• His Honour Judge Nigel Fricker QC
• Ann Halpern, Barrister,former Reader,ICSL
• Lisa Parkinson, Meadiator

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The divorce process

• Getting married (The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973)
• who are not closely related
• Who are of the opposite sex to one another
• Not already married
• Who are aged over 18 ,or over 16 with parental
  consent, to marry
• Special rules allow those who are not domiciled
  in England or Wales to marry polygamouslyoutside
  of England or Wales.
• The parties have the capacity to marry

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The ground for divorce

• This irretrievable breakdown may be shown in one
  of five ways
• Has adulter and finds it intolerable to live with
  him or her
• Behavior
• Has deserted ( two years)
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• Have lived apart (at least five years)

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The procedure for obtaining a divorce

• The divorce will proceed under the special
  procedure. If the judge is not satisfied he or
  she can ask for further evidence and if necessary
  there can be a hearing relating to the child.

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Drafting a petition

• Use an overall structure,whether it be
  chronogical or putting the worst allegations
  first and then lesser allegations.
• Put each allegation in a separate numbered
  paragraph.
• Draft each allegation concisely and clearly.
• If there are many allegations,choose the
  strongest.
• Allege facts,not evidence.
• Try to include specific actions rather than
  generalisations and emotions.
• Choose appropriate vocabulary, to put the
  clients words into a suitable form for
  presentation to the court.

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