Absolute Divorce - Law Dictionary Search Results
incident
dependent, or consequential element [the search was a legitimate to the arrest] [child support and other s of divorce] adj : having a subordinate or dependent relation to something specified [a search to arrest]
ground
released…records "City of Lawton v. Moore, 868 P.2d 690 (1993)"] [listed adultery and alcoholism as the s for divorce] 2 : a piece or parcel of land [the design being to create high for use during overflow
family law
family law : an area of law dealing with family relations including divorce, adoption, paternity, custody, and support
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extreme cruelty
health of the spouse, or acts destructive of the purpose of the marriage ;also : a ground for divorce based on a spouse's extreme cruelty
equitable distribution
equitable distribution : the distribution of marital assets by a court in a divorce action in accordance with statutory guidelines that are designed to produce a fair but not necessarily equal division
enforce
enforce en·forced en·forc·ing : to cause to take effect or to be fulfilled [enforcing the divorce decree] [Congress shall have power to this article by appropriate legislation "U.S. Constitution amend. XIX"]
decree
provisional decree that will become final unless cause is shown why it should not NOTE: Some states grant divorces using decrees nisi. The decree nisi creates a time period (as of 3 months) allowing for possible reconciliation
irreconcilable differences
irreconcilable differences : substantial incompatibility between marriage partners that is a broad ground for esp. no-fault divorce compare irretrievable breakdown of the marriage
cruelty
or causes mental suffering or fear called also cruel and inhuman treatment NOTE: Cruelty is a ground for divorce.
corespondent
: a joint respondent 2 : a person named as guilty of adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit
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