Not exact matches
Resolution has long campaigned for the
grounds of divorce to be revised and for the so - called «
fault grounds» to be removed and replaced with one single ground; a six or 12 month period of separation or reflection during which the couple would be
required to agree the arrangements for their children and their finances.
Indiana does not
require that someone be at
fault for the divorce, but there must be
grounds for the divorce.
If the wounds you suffered
required significant medical care or resulted in permanent disability or disfigurement, you most likely have
grounds for a claim — as long as someone else was at
fault for what happened.
Whether your injuries were minor or serious, if they
required medical care and someone else was at
fault for the accident, you have
grounds for a
Whether your injuries were minor or serious, if they
required medical care and someone else was at
fault for the accident, you have
grounds for a personal injury claim.
While
grounds for divorce traditionally implied misconduct by one or the other spouse, modern divorce laws do not
require «
fault»
grounds for a divorce to be granted.
Unlike the other
grounds, you are not
required to prove
fault on the part of your spouse to obtain a divorce.
There are 11 recognized
grounds for divorce in Illinois, 10 of which
require a spouse to be «at
fault.»
Unlike
fault - based
grounds available in other states, this ground
requires no special proof from the spouse filing for the divorce.
California is a no -
fault state, and both a legal separation and a divorce
require the same
grounds.
Your spouse's cooperation is not
required when you file, even if you choose not to cite
fault grounds in your divorce complaint or petition.
Most of the
grounds required to get a divorce in New York are what we term «
fault»
grounds - abandonment, imprisonment, cruel and inhuman treatment, and adultery.
Filing for a divorce in Georgia on no -
fault grounds doesn't
require you to prove to the court that your spouse is guilty of adultery in order to legally dissolve the marriage.
Divorce by consent (no -
fault): A type of divorce in which parties are not
required to prove either was at
fault for the breakdown of the marital relationship or that specific
grounds exist for a divorce.
If you are filing for a
fault divorce in Mississippi —
grounds for such a divorce include adultery and impotence — you are
required to notify your husband at least 30 days before your case is scheduled to be heard in family court.
Michigan also
requires grounds for divorce, but because Michigan is a «no
fault» state, the complaint need only assert that the marriage suffered a breakdown and that there is no likelihood of reconciliation.
Unless you have a covenant marriage, Arizona allows you to file on the
grounds of «irreconcilable differences» and does not
require you to prove your spouse was at
fault to get a divorce.
Georgia's no -
fault grounds is that the marriage is «irretrievably broken,» which does not
require you to prove that your spouse was at
fault for the breakdown of the marriage.
Maryland's
fault grounds — such as adultery or excessive cruelty — do not
require you and your spouse to live apart for any period of time.
Generally,
fault grounds are not appropriate for a dissolution proceeding since dissolution
requires the spouses to file their case jointly, agreeing on all terms of the divorce, including
grounds.
Both of the 2 kinds of divorce in our state,
fault and no —
fault divorce, each
requires grounds.
All states have provisions for no -
fault grounds, which rarely
require that you prove any wrongdoing.
California is the original «no
fault» state; all that is
required to establish
grounds for a divorce is for one party to unequivocally state that the marriage has «irreconcilable differences» that have led to the «irremediable breakdown» of the marriage.
As a «no -
fault» divorce state, Michigan does not
require fault grounds for a divorce.