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Divorce Application: Separation Period and Documents
Solicitor (speaking English) and Client (speaking Somali) talk through “Divorce Application: Separation Period and Documents”. You interpret both ways — English into Somali, and Somali into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Full transcript
Before we begin, can you tell me exactly how long you and your husband have been living apart, and whether you shared the same home at first?
Waan kala noolnahay afar iyo toban bilood, laakiin saddexdii bilood ee ugu horreysay isku guri ayaannu wada joognay ka hor inta uu isagu guurin.
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia requires twelve months of continuous separation before you can apply for divorce—since you've reached fourteen months, you meet that condition.
Waxaan haystaa laba caruur ah - mid lix jir ah iyo mid sagaal jir ah. Sidee ayay xaalkoodu noqon doontaa haddii aan is furno?
Have you and your husband already agreed on a parenting arrangement for both children, or have you not yet decided who they will mainly live with?
Wali garsoor kuma aanan gaarin, laakiin waxaan rabaa in caruurta la wada qaybsado si caadi ah, toddobaadkiiba saddex maalmood ay la joogaan aabahood.
You'll need to lodge a divorce application with the court and pay the filing fee; if you can't afford it, you may apply for a reduction.
Fiiro gaar ah - waxaan ka shaqo waayay bishii tagtay, dakhli kalena ma jiro. Ma sameyn karaa dalab dhimista lacagta?
Yes, you'll need proof of income, your original marriage certificate, and if it's not already in English, a certified NAATI translation.
Waxaan haystaa kaliya koobiga la nuqul sameeyay ee shahaadada guurka, ma haysto nuqulka asalka ah - ma noqon kartaa mid la aqbali karo?
A plain photocopy alone won't be accepted by the court; you'll need a certified copy, translated by a NAATI-accredited translator before submission.
Waan fahmay, mahadsanid. Goorma ayaan booqasho xiga la yeelan karaa si aan warqadaha u soo diyaariyo?
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 circuitWaxaad ku dhahdaa 'Maxkamadda Federal Circuit' ama ku sii dhawaaji 'Federal Circuit Court'.
- family courtWaxaad dhahdaa 'Maxkamadda Qoyska' — tani waa tarjumaad sax ah oo la fahmi karo.
- naatiHa turjumin — si toos ah u sheeg 'NAATI'.
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