Legal Definition and Related Resources of Co-respondent
Meaning of Co-respondent
One joined as party defendant in equity suit. In divorce proceedings, the defendant who is alleged to have committed adultery with the defendant spouse .
Co-respondent Alternative Definition
In England, where a husband brings a suit against his wife charging her vdth adultery, the alleged adulterer must, as a rule, be made a party to the petition as a co-respondent. If the adultery is proved, the court may order him to pay damages to the husband. The term is sometimes applied in the United States to the alleged adulterer, though the practice of joining him does not obtain. Browne, Div. 143, 204; 20 & 21 Vict. c. 85, §§ 28, 33. See Adultery; Dissolution. CORiUM FORFISFACERE. To forfeit one’s skin; applied to a person condemned to be whipped; the ancient punishment of a servant.
Legal Definition of Co-Respondent
When the respondent puts forward different reasons for the breakdown of the marriage from the petitioners, and seeks a divorce on those facts.
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English Legal System: Co-Respondent
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Co-Respondent :
In a petition of divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 the party with whom a married person is alleged to have committed adultery and ‘ who, If named, is normally made a party to divorce proceedings.
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