VPRS 5515 Divorce And Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction Court 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 volumes listing the causes for hearing at each sitting of the Court with the name of the judge presiding and the date of the sitting. The series provides a summary of each case which was heard by the Court. Details listed are the date the cause was entered (in VPRS 5334 Divorce Cause Books), the date and order number of the trial, the names of the petitioners and respondents, the number of the action (as allocated in VPRS 5334 Divorce Cause Books), the proctors (or attorneys) for each of the participants, the day the cause was tried and the verdict including the grounds for divorce.

直至1861年，澳大利亚维多利亚州（Victoria）的离婚事务均由教会法庭管辖，其制度与1857至1858年之前的英格兰地区一致。1861年《离婚与婚姻诉讼法》（Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1861）赋予维多利亚州最高法院婚姻事项管辖权，并授权其在特定情形下作出婚姻解除判决。该制度沿用至《1975年联邦家庭法》（Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975）颁布为止。

本数据集系列收录法院各次庭审的待审案件卷宗，列明主审法官姓名与庭审日期，并对法院审理的每起案件作出概要说明。卷宗所载详情包括：案件立案日期（收录于VPRS 5334离婚诉讼案卷宗（VPRS 5334 Divorce Cause Books））、庭审日期及案号、申请人与被申请人姓名、诉讼案件编号（按VPRS 5334离婚诉讼案卷宗的分配规则编制）、各方当事人的诉讼代理人（或辩护律师）、案件审理日期，以及包含离婚事由在内的判决结果。