Family court

month since last seven years) and Parineeta (a housewife), are both Hindus, and married in the year 2009 according to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (‘HMA’). Raghu has filed a petition in June 2014 under Section 13(1)(ia) of the HMA in the District Court of Fancyland seeking divorce from Parineeta on the ground that she has been committing cruelty on him since January 2013. Raghu adduced the following evidence in support of his case: 1. His mother (PW1), who is a 75 year old widow residing in…

The court system in Ireland is fairly similar to that of the United States. The 1922 Constitution enabled new courts to be formed and the Courts of Justice Act in 1924 gave them legal basis (The Courts, 2016). Ireland’s current courts were set up by the Courts Act of 1961 and include “a court of final appeal (the Supreme Court), a Court of Appeal, and courts of first instance, which include a High Court with full jurisdiction in all criminal and civil matters, and courts of limited jurisdiction,…

right from wrong this appeared to the court and jury that he could discern between good and evil. These trials and punishments were based on age and any one older than 7 was subject to the courts, in these jails were the only form of incarceration which was primarily used for detention pending trial. Puritans imposed the law that the child was evil and the family needed to discipline. Those who did not obey their…

committed aggravated robbery at a convenience store and shot the manager. The juvenile court waived its exclusive original jurisdiction, and Meza’s case was transferred to the district court. Meza appealed the decision. One of Meza’s points of error was of the sufficient of the evidence concerning his maturity and sophistication to be treated as an adult. According Family Code Section 54.02(d), the court obtained a diagnostic study, social evaluation, and full investigation of Meza, his…

the three major components of the Canadian criminal justice system. First we must examine each of the components of the criminal justice system alone before we get to understand how they overlap together. First of all, there is the police, the courts and the corrections. The police are the law enforcers and maintainers of order throughout Canada. There are three levels of policing in Canada; municipal, provincial and federal, there are some circumstances that they work together to accomplish…

Colleton County Court House The Colleton County Court House is located on Hampton Street in downtown Walterboro, SC. The building was designed by William Jay and attributed to Robert Mills. Colleton County Court House was built in 1820. The designers used brick to represent stone to build the Colleton County Court House. Colleton County Court House designed was inspired by a Greek Revival architecture which is an attributed to Robert Mills. (Sciways.net) In front of the courthouse, there is a…

The defendant, Mr. John Smith, is in no way guilty of the alleged assault charges brought to the court by his wife, Mrs. Jane Smith. This case, as so many in the United States court system are, ought to be viewed while keeping past rulings with coinciding facts in mind for the purpose of preserving precedent. Precedent is a core principle of the judicial decision making process that uses past relevant cases as the standard for ruling in future cases with similarities and should be implemented as…

The argument of the United States government was that because the client was deceased they could legally obtain the notes disregarding the attorney – client privilege. The Court ultimately decided that the notes could not be handed over under the protection of the attorney – client privilege. The justices reminded the Court that the attorney – client privilege was put into place to encourage complete and truthful communication between attorneys and their clients. The…

Title and Citation: Fry V. Napoleon Community School District Topic: A school district denying the student the right to have a service dog attend school. Level or Type of Court: Supreme Court- Oct 2016 Facts of the Case: A student with cerebral palsy obtained a service dog with the doctor’s approval to help her live as independent as possible. The service dog was hypo-allergenic and was to stay out of the way when not needed. The Community School District of Napoleon refused to allow the…

States Court framework is a hierarchy system of various courts which, at first look, can seem to be confusing. There is, in fact, a straightforward system to how the courts are organized. Each state and federal court framework separated into a few layers, as depicted below. Courts of Special Jurisdiction These courts are set only to hear particular kinds of cases. The federal framework has bankruptcy and assessment courts, while most state frameworks have probate, which handles wills; family…