As grounds for fault divorce, sexual
desertion means laying bare very personal details of two private lives.
Constructive
desertion means that you were forced to leave your spouse because of his bad behavior or because he severed the marital relationship.
Not exact matches
Three of those facts are based on their spouse's fault: adultery, unreasonable behaviour or
desertion for two years; the other two do not require fault, but they do
mean that the petitioner must wait until they have been separated at least two years before applying for divorce.
«Fault» grounds
means that one person is found at fault for leading to the breakdown the marriage, and this includes the following: cruel and abusive treatment,
desertion continued for one year, adultery, etc. «No fault» grounds
means that the marriage has broken down, but one spouse is not specifically at fault.
Mathews explains that porn is most often cited amongst complaints of «Constructive
Desertion,»
meaning the spouse is at fault for emotionally abandoning their partner and withdrawing from sexual intimacy.