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Obtain maintenance from
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Judicial separation
ground of his being an habitual drunkard [(English) Licensing Act, 1902, s. 5]; and relief can also be obtained by a husband where the wife is an habitual drunkard (ibid.). Under Maintenance Acts the husband can be
Desertion
remedy is under (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 185, by which a sentence of judicial separation may be obtained either by the husband or wife on the ground of desertion, without cause, for two years and upwards;
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fee
a lawyer paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain obtained for the client called also contingency contingent fee compare champerty, maintenance fil·ing fee : a fee charged for
support
esp. in accordance with an agreement or court order 4 : to hold up or in position : maintain the physical integrity of [the right to have one's land ed by the underlying land] n 1 : … of supporting : the condition of being supported [pledged the candidate their ] 2 : a means of obtaining the necessities of life (as food, shelter, and clothing) : a source of livelihood esp. in the form
Bastard
36), s. 2, to enable a single woman whose marriage is void for non-age under that Act to obtain a summons notwithstanding that the father may not have paid money for the child's maintenance within twelve months
Person of unsound mind
of unsound mind is not generally so found, nor is a committee appointed; the usual course is to obtain the appointment of a 'receiver,' who manages the patient's affairs under the direction of the Masters in Lunacy. … a 'receiver,' who manages the patient's affairs under the direction of the Masters in Lunacy. The cost of maintenance in a criminal lunatic asylum is a Crown debt recoverable against the lunatic's estate, In re J., (1909)
Custom and usage
a rule applicable only to a family it has not been discontinued by the family. [Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (78 of 1956), s. 3 (a)] … Custom and usage, signify any rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law among Hindus in any local area, tribe, community, group or family: Provided that the
lease
also mining lease net lease : a lease requiring the lessee to assume all operation expenses (as for maintenance, insurance, and taxes) in addition to the payment of rent operating lease : a lease of property and … (as warranties, disclaimers, and liquidated damages) relating to the contract or notification of where such information can be obtained. ground lease : a lease of land usually for a long term in consideration of the payment of
Adultery
innocent party a divorce a mensa et thoro on the ground of the other's adultery, a husband could obtain a dissolution of his marriage (before that Act, only obtainable and not infrequently obtained by a private Act … himself had committed adultery and was the first offender, but now see the very full powers of granting maintenance and alimony which the Court has by virtue of the (English) Judicature Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo.
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