This affidavit is then filed in the Divorce Registry of Somerset House, where two days later, if a proper case is made out, an order is issued granting the applicant leave to sue or defend in forma pauperis.
A petitioner or respondent who is not worth twenty-five pounds after payment of his or her debts, exclusive of wearing apparel, may sue or defend in forma pauperis.
A person whose income exceeds one pound a week cannot, except in special cases, sue or defend in forma pauperis.
All is done there for us in forma pauperis, on free cost; for our Advocate or lawyer is thereto designed and appointed of his Father.
You cannot realize too clearly that you stand before us in forma pauperis.
Up to now the procedure in forma pauperis has not been of practical benefit to the poor except in enabling an occasional important appeal to reach the House of Lords.
A device for suing in forma pauperis working only in London, such as is set up by the new rules, cannot be of much avail in tackling the problem of placing legal advice and assistance at the call of the poor.
This man could not have proceeded in forma pauperis, as by our then system this was not open to anyone with more than thirty shillings a week with no means above twenty-five pounds and clothing.
Appeals to the House of Lords in forma pauperis were regulated by the Appeal (Forma Pauperis) Act 1893, which gave the House of Lords power to refuse a petition for leave to sue.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "forma pauperis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
