Social:Co-respondent
In English law, a co-respondent is, in general, a respondent to a petition, or other legal proceeding, along with another or others, or a person called upon to answer in some other way.[1]
Divorce
More particularly, since the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, in a petition for divorce on the ground of adultery, a co-respondent is a person charged with misconduct with the petitioner's spouse.[2]
(As of 2007), alleged parties to a spouse's adultery must be made co-respondents unless they are not named in the petition or the court directs otherwise.[3][4]
In practice, naming such parties in a divorce petition is discouraged as it may become a barrier to reconciliation. Such parties are only commonly named if the petitioner is seeking costs against them or has some other particular reason.[1][5]
See also
- Co-respondent shoe
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bond et al. (2007) 7.4.19
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Co-respondent". Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 144.
- ↑ Family Procedure Rules SI1991/1247, r.2.7(1)
- ↑ "Divorce Information". https://divorcemistakesnetwork.com/. Thursday, 22 April 2021
- ↑ The Law Society (2006).
Bibliography
- Bond, T (2007). Family Law (Blackstone Legal Practice Course Guides ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-920545-5.
- Family Law Protocol (2nd rev. ed.). London: The Law Society. 2006. ISBN 1-85328-984-1.
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