As adultery can be difficult to prove, many couples pursue a no -
fault divorce action, which does not require either spouse to prove misconduct on the part of the other spouse.
Not exact matches
The incompatible
action was called a «
fault ground» for
divorce.
And, let
divorcing parents know that it's their
actions post-divorce that determine whether their kids do OK or not; ««no
fault» does not mean «no responsibility.
In a no -
fault action, the petitioner / plaintiff is not required to allege any misconduct on the part of defendant / plaintiff in order to
divorce.
Some states, such as North Carolina and Virginia, require that a couple legally separate as a prerequisite for no -
fault divorce — that is,
divorce that does not stem from the negative
actions of one spouse.
(N.J.S.A. 2A: 34 - 2 (i)-RRB- This has been a long - awaited change in our legislation that eliminates the need for spouses to allege particularized acts of extreme cruelty which only added to the cost and unnecessary acrimony of
divorce proceedings, and avoids the older no -
fault cause of
action which required an 18 - month physical separation before filing for
divorce.
A
divorce is the termination of a marriage by legal
action for
fault (ground) or no -
fault, requiring a petition or complaint for
divorce (or dissolution in some states) by one spouse.
A shared pleading filed when both parties request the court to accomplish the same
action or ruling, such as grant a no -
fault divorce or approve an uncontested separation agreement, or to grant a
divorce.
The
fault or wrongdoing of a party in a
divorce action has no bearing on how assets will be divided that were acquired during the marriage.So even though
fault is an emotional factor in a
divorce, it has no influence on the terms of the final settlement.
With no -
fault divorce the universal rule in the United States after the New York legislature's
action in 2010, the temptation may exist to believe that an organic evolution in marriage law has run its course and that American society has reached a new consensus to make speedy
divorce normative practice.
Today, 49 states have no -
fault divorce laws that do not require either party in the
action to prove «
fault» in court in order to get a
divorce.