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Serving Divorce Papers When Communication Has Broken Down
Family Lawyer (speaking English) and Client (speaking Persian) talk through “Serving Divorce Papers When Communication Has Broken Down”. You interpret both ways — English into Persian, and Persian into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Now that you've decided to proceed, let's go through how service of the divorce application works under Australian family law rules.
Model answer and marking points
حالا که تصمیم گرفته‌اید کار را ادامه بدهید، بیایید با هم مرور کنیم که ابلاغ درخواست طلاق طبق مقررات حقوق خانواده در استرالیا چطور انجام می‌شود.
What an examiner checks here:
- Decision to proceed has been made
- Review how the divorce application is served
- Service under Australian family law rules
Easy to miss: Service means formal delivery of legal documents, not providing a service.
یعنی باید خودم اسناد رو دستش بدم؟ چون دیگه اصلاً با هم صحبت نمی‌کنیم و نمی‌خوام باهاش رو در رو بشم.
Model answer and marking points
Does that mean I have to hand him the documents myself? Because we don't speak to each other at all anymore, and I don't want to face him in person.
What an examiner checks here:
- question: Must I hand him the documents myself?
- We no longer speak at all
- I do not want to face him in person
Easy to miss: Keep both the complete breakdown in communication and the unwillingness to meet him.
You can't serve him yourself since you're a party to the case; someone over eighteen, like a friend or process server, must do it.
Model answer and marking points
شما نمی‌توانید خودتان اوراق را به او ابلاغ کنید، چون یکی از طرفین پرونده هستید؛ فردی بالای هجده سال، مثلاً یک دوست یا مأمور ابلاغ، باید این کار را انجام بدهد.
What an examiner checks here:
- You cannot serve him yourself
- You are a party to the case
- Server must be over eighteen
- A friend or process server can serve him
Easy to miss: Preserve 'over eighteen' and the prohibition on serving him yourself.
باشه، فهمیدم. ولی اگه اون از گرفتن اسناد امتناع کنه یا اصلاً بی‌توجهی کنه چی می‌شه؟
Model answer and marking points
Okay, I understand. But what happens if he refuses to accept the documents or just ignores them altogether?
What an examiner checks here:
- Acknowledges understanding
- question: What happens if he refuses to accept the documents?
- question: What happens if he ignores them altogether?
Easy to miss: Refusing to accept the documents and ignoring them are two separate possibilities.
If he doesn't respond within 28 days of being served, we can ask the court to finalise your divorce without waiting for his reply.
Model answer and marking points
اگر ظرف ۲۸ روز از زمان ابلاغ اوراق به او پاسخی ندهد، می‌توانیم از دادگاه بخواهیم بدون منتظر ماندن برای پاسخ او، طلاق شما را نهایی کند.
What an examiner checks here:
- Condition: he does not respond
- Within 28 days of being served
- We can ask the court to finalise your divorce
- Without waiting for his reply
Easy to miss: The 28 days run from service, and finalisation requires a request to the court.
برای اینکه ثابت کنیم اسناد واقعاً بهش رسیده، باید چه مدرکی به دادگاه بدیم؟
Model answer and marking points
What evidence do we need to give the court to prove that he actually received the documents?
What an examiner checks here:
- question: What evidence must we give the court?
- Purpose is to prove receipt of the documents
- He must actually have received them
Easy to miss: The question concerns proof of actual receipt, not merely proof that documents were sent.
The person who serves him must sign an affidavit of service, confirming the exact date, time, and manner the documents were delivered to him.
Model answer and marking points
کسی که اوراق را به او ابلاغ می‌کند باید یک گواهی ابلاغ را تحت سوگند امضا کند و در آن تاریخ و ساعت دقیق و نحوهٔ تحویل مدارک به او را تأیید کند.
What an examiner checks here:
- Person who serves him must sign
- Document is an affidavit of service
- Confirms exact delivery date
- Confirms exact delivery time
- Confirms manner of delivery to him
Easy to miss: An affidavit is a sworn statement, and date, time and manner must all be retained.
اگه آدرس دقیقش رو نداشته باشیم چی؟ چون چند ماهه جابجا شده و ما خبر نداریم الان کجا زندگی می‌کنه.
Model answer and marking points
What if we don't have his exact address? He moved a few months ago, and we don't know where he's living now.
What an examiner checks here:
- question: What if we do not have his exact address?
- He moved a few months ago
- We do not know where he lives now
Easy to miss: Preserve the approximate timing of the move and the lack of a current address.
If you genuinely can't locate him, we can apply to the court for substituted service, such as delivering documents through email or social media.
Model answer and marking points
اگر واقعاً نتوانید پیدایش کنید، می‌توانیم از دادگاه درخواست ابلاغ جایگزین کنیم، مثلاً رساندن مدارک از طریق ایمیل یا شبکه‌های اجتماعی.
What an examiner checks here:
- Condition: you genuinely cannot locate him
- We can apply to the court
- Application is for substituted service
- Email is one possible method
- Social media is another possible method
Easy to miss: Email and social media are examples of court-requested substituted service, not automatic alternatives.
باشه، پس وقتی همه این مراحل انجام شد، جلسه دادگاه رو کی برگزار می‌کنن؟
Model answer and marking points
Okay, so once all these steps are completed, when will the court hearing be held?
What an examiner checks here:
- Acknowledges the explanation
- Condition: all these steps have been completed
- question: When will the court hearing be held?
Easy to miss: Keep the hearing timing as a question dependent on completion of all the steps.
Once the court confirms service, a hearing date is usually listed about one month later, though you generally won't need to attend in person yourself.
Model answer and marking points
وقتی دادگاه ابلاغ را تأیید کند، معمولاً تاریخ جلسهٔ رسیدگی را برای حدود یک ماه بعد تعیین می‌کنند، البته معمولاً لازم نیست خودتان حضوری در جلسه شرکت کنید.
What an examiner checks here:
- Court must confirm service first
- Hearing is usually scheduled for about one month later
- Timing is approximate
- You generally do not need to attend in person
Easy to miss: Do not turn 'usually', 'about' or 'generally' into absolute guarantees.
خیلی ممنونم، حالا خیالم راحت‌تر شد که لازم نیست خودم مستقیم باهاش تماس بگیرم.
Model answer and marking points
Thank you very much. I feel more reassured now that I don't have to contact him directly myself.
What an examiner checks here:
- Expresses thanks
- Feels more reassured now
- Does not have to contact him directly herself
Easy to miss: Not having to contact him is different from being forbidden to contact him.
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