VPRS 5334 Divorce Cause Books

Until 1861 in Victoria, divorce was a matter for the ecclesiastical courts as it was in England until 1857 1858. The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1861 conferred upon the Supreme Court of Victoria the jurisdiction in matters matrimonial and authority in certain cases to decree the dissolution of the marriage. This continued to be the case until the passing of the Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975.This series consists of the registers recording petitions for hearings in the Supreme Court in the divorce and matrimonial causes jurisdiction and the summary information with respect to the petition. Details given are when the case was set down (i.e. when the petition was received and registered by the Court), the names of the petitioner and the respondent and any co-respondents, the nature of the application (whether for a divorce, for alimony, for a judicial separation or for nullity of the marriage), date of the hearing, the name of the presiding judge, the delivery of the judgment, the number of the suit and the names of the proctors (or attorneys) for both the petitioner and respondent. Reference may be given to the page in VPRS 5336 Divorce and Matrimonial Court Book upon which the hearing is recorded.

1861年以前，维多利亚州的离婚事务由教会法庭管辖，这与英国在1857至1858年之前的做法一致。1861年《离婚与婚姻诉讼法》（Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1861）授予维多利亚州最高法院婚姻事务管辖权，并授权其在特定情形下作出婚姻解除判决。该管辖模式一直延续至1975年《联邦家庭法》（Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975）颁布实施。本档案系列包含登记册，用于记录维多利亚州最高法院离婚及婚姻诉讼管辖权范畴内的听审请愿，以及相关请愿的概要信息。登记详情涵盖：案件排定聆讯的时间（即法庭接收并登记请愿的日期）、请愿人（petitioner）、被申请人（respondent）及共同被申请人的姓名、申请性质（包括离婚、赡养费给付、司法分居或婚姻无效）、聆讯日期、主审法官姓名、判决作出情况、诉讼案号，以及请愿人和被申请人双方的诉讼代理人（proctors/attorneys）姓名。档案中还可能标注了聆讯记录所在的VPRS 5336《离婚与婚姻诉讼法庭登记簿》页码。