VPRS 19542 Divorce Case Files, Geelong

This series comprises case files of divorce proceedings heard at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Horsham. 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

本数据集涵盖维多利亚州最高法院霍舍姆分院审理的离婚诉讼案件档案。1861年《维多利亚州离婚与婚姻诉讼法》（Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1861 (Vic)）赋予维多利亚州最高法院婚姻案件管辖权，以及在特定情形下判令解除婚姻关系的职权。在1975年《联邦家庭法》（Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975）公布施行前，所有离婚请愿均适用该管辖权规则。案件档案主要包含庭审前程序文件，所附文档类型存在差异。离婚案件可包含以下文件：
离婚解除婚姻请愿书（Petition for Dissolution of Marriage）
请愿人确认请愿书的宣誓书（Affidavit for Petitioner verifying the Petition）
传票申请令（Praecipe for Citation）
被告方出庭声明（Appearance on behalf of the Respondent）
检索申请令（Praecipe for Search）
传票送达宣誓书（Affidavit of Service for Citation）
被告答辩状（Respondents Answer）
确认答辩内容的宣誓书（Affidavits verifying Answers）
诉讼程序副本（Copy of Proceedings）
排期审理申请令（Praecipe to set cause down for hearing）
出示证据通知（Notices to Produce）
暂准离婚令（Decree Nisi）
请愿人诉讼费用（Costs of Petitioner）
绝对离婚令检索申请（Search for Decree Absolute）