Sources of Family Law

adoption adultery agreed agreement allowed application authority cause child circumstances claim cohabitation committed common conclusion conduct consent consideration considered continued contract course Court of Appeal cruelty custody decided decision decree deed defendant desertion discretion dismissed divorce doubt duty effect entitled evidence exercise existing expressed fact father give given granted ground guardian held husband and wife infant intention interest issue joint judge judgment jurisdiction justices leave living Lord maintain maintenance marriage married matrimonial Matrimonial Causes Act matter means mind mother nature necessary notice obtained offence opinion parent particular parties payments period person petition petitioner position present principle proceedings proved provision question reasonable referred refused regard relation remain respect respondent result rule satisfied seems separation spouse subsection taken tion unless wife's woman