Sentences with phrase «example against divorce»

In 1 Corinthians Paul simply assumes that a certain kind of behaviour is unquestionably unacceptable, while in the same letter making very careful moral distinctions between matters covered by a «word of the Lord» (for example against divorce), matters he himself advises are best (keeping an unbelieving wife), and matters intrinsically indifferent where we must be governed by respect for the consciences of others (eating butcher's meat which may have come from offerings to idols).

Not exact matches

For example: The marriage would be valid in canon law if clandestine; thus the canon - law prohibition against divorce would take hold.

Examples include an owner leaving his or her share of a company to someone the other owners consider to be a disreputable family member, or even a divorce can cause havoc when an ex-spouse suddenly becomes a company owner against the wishes of the other owners.

So for example, your spouse may only claim divorce and spousal support against you.

Earlier this year, for example, the impoverished ex-wife of the multi-millionaire founder of Ecotricity brought a claim against him more than 20 years after they divorced, even though he was a penniless hippy living in a van during their marriage, in Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC 14.

A spouse may also request a temporary injunction against the other party's conduct during a pending divorce — for example, a parent may want to prevent the other spouse from taking the child to another state or out of the country.

For example, if you are asserting divorce based on desertion, you must prove that your spouse left you for at least 12 months against your wishes.