Legal Jargon
The legal process can be intimidating and as much as we strive to keep legal jargon to a minimum, we appreciate you will come across terms you may not understand so we have tried to explain these as clearly as possible, so that you fully understand the process you are going through.
If you need further explanation then please do contact us.
5 years’ separation
Where the parties to a marriage have lived completely separate and apart for a continuous period of five years. It…
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Absolute human rights that cannot be taken away under any circumstances – eg Right to a fair trial.
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A summary or list of relevant title deeds proving the history of ownership of a property, where a property is not…
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The document sent to the Respondent by the court with the divorce petition. This is the document the Respondent needs…
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The person (often a relative) approved by the Probate Registry to deal with the estate of someone who has died without…
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A road (and footpaths and sometimes verges alongside) maintained by a Local Authority at public expense over which the public…
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