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dispute the divorce.
He / She returns this to the court within 7 days. (If he / she wants to dispute the divorce and / or its terms, he / she is sent
another form to complete).
Assuming that the Respondent does not want to dispute the divorce or the terms, a copy of the Acknowledgement of
Service form is sent to the Petitioner, who confirms the facts sent in their original petition by swearing an affidavit. 
The court pronounces the decree nisi, an order ending the marriage subject to a full decree absolute, which comes later
and ends the marriage completely.
11. support or maintenance 12. Probably yes. The marital status of the couple at the time the children were born does not
affect this 13. Child Support Agency 14. Money is automatically removed from that partner's wages or salary before 
he / she receives it 15. (c) 16. (a) (it can also occasionally be applied to a wife who is ordered to support her divorced
husband. If the couple were not married, one of them may be ordered to pay the other palimony) 17. (b), assuming they
are not related (this does not apply if they have bought a house or property together and are considered beneficial joint
tenants) 18. The person or persons most closely related to you. If you are married, for example, your next of kin is usually
your husband or wife.
The family 2: Children (pages 38 – 39)
Exercise 1:
Here is the completed text:
A child can be defined as 'a person under the age of 18'. We can also use the word 'minor'. The state of being less than 18
years old is called 'minority'. When a child becomes 18, he / she reaches the age of majority and so is legally regarded as
an adult. In other words, he/ she becomes responsible for his / her own actions, can sue, be sued or undertake business
transactions.
In Great Britain a child does not have full legal status until the age of 18. A contract is not binding on a child, and a child
cannot own land, cannot make a will, cannot vote and cannot drive a car (under the age of seventeen). A child cannot