DIVORCE AND DISSOLUTION

What is the ground for divorce?   Unreasonable behaviour.   Consent.   Adultery.   Irretrievable breakdown.   None of the above.

 

Which of the following is not a fact which can prove the ground for divorce?   The respondent has committed adultery and the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent.   The respondent has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition.   The respondent has been cruel to the petitioner and the petitioner can no longer live with the respondent.   The respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.

 

If the consent ground is relied upon and both petitioner and respondent consent to the divorce, how long must they live separately?   One year.   Three years.   Five years.   Two years.   Six months.

 

When the adultery fact is relied upon, what must be shown in addition to the fact of adultery?   That the petitioner has not committed adultery.   That the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.   That the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent.   That the parties have live separately for two years.   That the adultery was 'gross'.

 

Which of the following statements best describes the behaviour fact?   That the respondent has behaved unreasonably.   That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.   That the respondent has behaved unreasonably and that the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent.   That the behaviour of the respondent is such that a reasonable person in the petitioner's shoes would want to divorce him or her.   That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot live with the respondent safely.

 

Which of the following does not need to be shown to rely on the desertion ground?   Separation for at least two years.   It would be unreasonable to expect the parties to live together.   No just cause to desertion.   No consent by the petitioner to the desertion.   An intention by the respondent to desert the petitioner.

 

What is the special procedure?   It enables the parties to have no fault divorce.   It facilitates the speedy serving of a divorce petition.   It means that if the petition is not defended the facts in the petition do not have to be proved.

 

How long do you have to be married before you can petition for divorce?   One year.   Five years.   One day.   Two years.   Six months.

 

Which of the following was not a reason for the abandonment of the reform of divorce in the 1996 Family Law Act?   There was strong opposition from men's groups to the reforms.   It did not appear to be effective in encouraging people to use mediation.   The information meetings were of limited use to some people.

 

What is the main difference between the law on divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships?   Adultery is not a fact for dissolution, although it is for divorce.   Dissolution is a no fault based system, unlike divorce.   The ground of divorce is different from the ground for dissolution.   Dissolution is based on proof of unreasonable behaviour, unlike divorce.