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]
Contents
1 Divorce
2 See also
3 References
4 Bibliography
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[update], 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]
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][4]
See also
- Co-respondent shoe
References
^ ab Bond et al. (2007) 7.4.19
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^ Family Procedure Rules SI1991/1247, r.2.7(1)
^ The Law Society (2006).
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911).
Bibliography
Bond, T; et al. (2007). Family Law (Blackstone Legal Practice Course Guides ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-920545-0.
The Law Society (2006). Family Law Protocol (2nd rev. ed.). London: The Law Society. ISBN 1-85328-984-1.
