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Series
Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Divorce Papers
Catalogue reference: J 132
What's it about?
J 132
This series consists of a 2% random sample of divorce action files in which the Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court of Judicature acted for one of the parties, such as an infant or a person of unsound mind, as guardian ad litem.As well as...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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J 132
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Title (The name of the record)
- Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Divorce Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1938-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a 2% random sample of divorce action files in which the Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court of Judicature acted for one of the parties, such as an infant or a person of unsound mind, as guardian ad litem.
As well as correspondence with solicitors, medical and welfare authorities and other interested parties, the files include copies of various court documents, such as petitions, answers, affidavits, orders, etc.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The cases are arranged in alphabetical order within each year.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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210 files and papers
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to closure for periods up to 100 years
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9740/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: J
Records of the Supreme Court of Judicature and related courts
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Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Divorce Papers
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