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PROBATE DIVORCE ADMIRALTY DIVISION HIGH COURT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
- Family Law (common law)
- Courts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court
1, record 1, English, Probate%2C%20Divorce%20and%20Admiralty%20Division%20of%20the%20High%20Court
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- High Court of Admiralty 2, record 1, English, High%20Court%20of%20Admiralty
former designation, correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The statutory [admiralty] jurisdiction of the High Court [of England] is ... exercised by the Admiralty Court, a court created by the Administration of Justice Act, 1970, as part of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court to take the admiralty and prize business formerly the function of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court. 3, record 1, English, - Probate%2C%20Divorce%20and%20Admiralty%20Division%20of%20the%20High%20Court
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Family Division is comparatively modern, having been formed by combining the Admiralty Court and probate courts into the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court, or Wills, Wrecks and Wives as it was informally called. 4, record 1, English, - Probate%2C%20Divorce%20and%20Admiralty%20Division%20of%20the%20High%20Court
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In 1887 the High Court of Admiralty was absorbed into the new Probate Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court. 2, record 1, English, - Probate%2C%20Divorce%20and%20Admiralty%20Division%20of%20the%20High%20Court
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités gouvernementaux non canadiens
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Tribunaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court
1, record 1, French, Probate%2C%20Divorce%20and%20Admiralty%20Division%20of%20the%20High%20Court
correct, feminine noun, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Division des successions, des divorces et d'amirauté de la Haute Cour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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