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Divorce Filing: Separation Period and Property Settlement
Solicitor (speaking English) and 客户 (speaking French) talk through “Divorce Filing: Separation Period and Property Settlement”. You interpret both ways — English into French, and French into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in, Madame Lefèvre. Before we file, tell me exactly when you and your husband stopped living together as a couple.
Nous nous sommes séparés le douze mars, mais nous avons continué à vivre sous le même toit pendant environ deux mois avant qu'il ne parte.
That's fine — even living under the same roof can count, provided you can show the relationship had genuinely ended. Was there ever a reconciliation attempt?
Non, il n'y a eu aucune tentative de réconciliation. Nous avons simplement organisé nos finances séparément et dormi dans des chambres différentes.
Good, that supports the twelve-month separation requirement for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Do you have your original marriage certificate?
Oui, mais notre certificat de mariage a été délivré en France, entièrement en français. Faut-il le faire traduire avant de le soumettre au tribunal ?
Yes — the court won't accept a self-translated version; it must be a NAATI-certified translation attached to the original French certificate.
D'accord, je comprends. Combien de temps faut-il généralement pour obtenir une traduction certifiée NAATI, et est-ce que cela retardera le dépôt de notre demande ?
A NAATI-certified translation usually takes five to seven business days, so if you organise it this week, it won't delay our filing date.
Parfait, je vais m'en occuper dès aujourd'hui. Une dernière question : après le divorce, avons-nous un délai pour régler le partage des biens ?
Yes, you'll generally have twelve months from the divorce order to file for property settlement, unless the court grants a special extension.
Très bien, je note cette échéance importante. Merci pour toutes ces explications, je me sens beaucoup plus rassurée pour la suite de la procédure.
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 circuitDire « tribunal fédéral de circuit » ou garder « Federal Circuit Court » en expliquant brièvement s'il y a un doute.
- family courtDire « tribunal de la famille » ou « tribunal des affaires familiales ».
- naatiGarder NAATI tel quel, sans traduire.
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