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VPRS 19542 Divorce Case Files, Geelong

Public Record Office Victoria
Geelong Courts
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This series comprises case files of divorce proceedings heard at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Geelong.

The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1861 (Vic) conferred upon the Supreme Court of Victoria the jurisdiction in matrimonial matters, and authority in certain cases to decree the dissolution of a marriage. This continued to be the case for all divorce petitions until the proclamation of the Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975.

Case files mostly comprise of documents from the pre-hearing process and can vary in documentation included. Divorce cases can include the following documents:
  • Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
  • Affidavit for Petitioner verifying the Petition
  • Praecipe for Citation
  • Appearance on behalf of the Respondent
  • Praecipe for Search
  • Affidavit of Service for Citation
  • Respondents Answer
  • Affidavits verifying Answers
  • Copy of Proceedings
  • Praecipe to set cause down for hearing
  • Notices to Produce
  • Decree Nisi
  • Costs of Petitioner
  • Search for Decree Absolute

Data time period: [1936 TO 1975]

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