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Filing for Divorce: Separation Requirements
Solicitor (speaking English) and 客户 (speaking Finnish) talk through “Filing for Divorce: Separation Requirements”. You interpret both ways — English into Finnish, and Finnish into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Full transcript
Thanks for coming in today, Mrs. Koskinen. Can you tell me the exact date you and your husband stopped living together as a couple?
Me erosimme viime maaliskuun kymmenentenä päivänä, mutta asuimme vielä samassa talossa kolme kuukautta ennen kuin muutin pois.
For an Australian divorce, you must have been separated for at least 12 months before you can apply. Living under one roof still counts, if you can prove it.
Meillä on kaksi lasta, jotka ovat kahdeksan ja yksitoista vuotta vanhoja. Vaikuttaako tämä eron hakemiseen?
Yes, if you have children under 18, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia will ask about your parenting arrangements before approving the divorce.
Ymmärrän. Kuinka paljon hakemus maksaa, ja voiko sen tehdä netissä?
You can file online through the court's portal. There's a filing fee, but if finances are tight, you may apply for a fee reduction.
Koska asuimme saman katon alla eron jälkeen, tarvitsenko todistajan vahvistamaan tämän tuomioistuimelle?
Yes, you'll need to file an affidavit, and it helps if a friend or family member also signs a supporting statement.
Selvä. Entä omaisuuden jako? Onko sillä jokin määräaika eron jälkeen?
Property settlement is separate from divorce. You generally have 12 months after the divorce order to apply, unless the court allows an extension.
Kiitos paljon selityksestä. Nyt ymmärrän koko prosessin paremmin ja tiedän mitä seuraavaksi pitää tehdä.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- federal circuitKäytä nimeä 'Federal Circuit Court' sellaisenaan tai selitä 'liittovaltion alioikeus'.
- family courtSano 'perheoikeus' tai käytä nimeä 'Family Court' selittäen lyhyesti, että kyse on perheasioita käsittelevästä tuomioistuimesta.
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