Sentences with phrase «grounds of adultery»

Fact: «In Britain in 1995, 26 % of divorces were granted on grounds of adultery; 44 % for unreasonable behaviour; 23 % after a two year separation by mutual consent; 6 % after a five year separation and fewer than 1 % on the grounds of desertion.

Either you or your husband must live in New Jersey for a year before you can file for divorce in this jurisdiction, unless you file on grounds of adultery.

Its statutes don't include the typical fault grounds of adultery, abandonment or cruelty.

If you file for divorce on grounds of adultery, your spouse has the right to contest it and prove you wrong.

If, however, his husband were to be unfaithful with a woman, the aggrieved husband could petition for divorce on grounds of adultery.

Infuriated and outraged at the intimate entries, which to him prove that his wife has had an affair, Henry Robinson sues for divorce on grounds of adultery.

Not exact matches

Jesus didn't say anything directly about polygamy either, yet NT scholars on all sides have recognized that if Jesus regarded remarriage after divorce as adultery (a form of serial polygamy), on the grounds that it violated the duality of «male and female,» he certainly regarded unions of three or more persons as adultery (concurrent polygamy or polygamy proper).

When Evangelicals claim adultery as biblical grounds for divorce, they not only put words into Jesus's mouth that the Gospels do not record him as actually saying, but they mutilate the essence of the uniqueness of the Christian witness to marriage.

The followers of one rabbi wanted to limit the grounds of divorce to unchastity and adultery.

Specifically, if you live in a state that allows divorce on fault grounds (all states except these 17), being intimate with a new partner could - potentially - bring accusations of adultery.

If your spouse successfully defended against your claim of adultery, you'd still be able to divorce on other grounds, but not because of the adultery.

Well, in fact, many courts have been asked to answer the question of whether adultery is grounds for firing an employee.

The fault grounds are: adultery, a prison sentence of three years or more, intolerable severity, willful desertion for at least seven years, incurable insanity, or the refusal to support the other spouse by a spouse who has the ability to provide support.

2006 Code of Virginia § 20 - 91 provides that a couple can get a divorce «for cause,» meaning one party has done something that constitutes grounds for a divorce, like adultery, imprisonment, cruelty to a spouse, or abandonment.

Ohio allows divorce on the grounds of incompatibility but if grounds are disputed, you may have to prove that your spouse was «at fault» in some way in order to terminate your marriage, such as adultery or abandonment.

«This cause came on for final hearing before the court upon the plaintiff wife's second amended complaint for separate maintenance (alimony unconnected with the causes of divorce), the defendant husband's answer and counterclaim for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty and adultery, and the wife's answer thereto setting up certain affirmative defenses...»

As I have written before, one of the grounds on which divorce can be granted to spouses in Canada is that of adultery.

It established adultery, cruelty and desertion as grounds for divorce — all of which remain as familiar concepts to the divorce lawyer — together with incurable unsoundness of mind, which unsurprisingly has not been retained.

It is highly recommended that anyone who is filing for divorce on the grounds of either cruelty or adultery consult with a lawyer before starting divorce proceedings.

Fault grounds for divorce in Virginia include adultery, sodomy, buggery, or conviction of a felony (and imprisonment of at least one year).

Current English and Welsh law states you must prove that the grounds for divorce fit into one of five options; adultery, unreasonable behaviour, desertion, two years» separation with consent or, five years» separation without consent.

W went to New York the following year and was granted a divorce on the grounds of H's adultery (though at that time, a wife could not divorce her husband in England for adultery alone).

There are other possible grounds such as cruelty, adultery and things of that nature.

In other words, if two men are married and one of them is unfaithful with another man, his husband will not be able to petition him for divorce on grounds his adultery.

Yet New York law has one big catch: unless the parties have signed a formal separation agreement it requires proof of cruelty, adultery or abandonment, whereas other states allow «irreconcilable differences» as grounds for a divorce.

Divorce may also be granted based on the following grounds: impotency of the other spouse when the marriage began; adultery committed by the other spouse, willful desertion by the other spouse for more than one year, willful neglect of the other spouse to provide the family with the necessities of life; habitual drunkenness, a felony conviction, physical or emotional abuse, incurable insanity, and legal separation for at least three years.

Sexual behavior of the parents, including situations where adultery served as the grounds for the divorce.

Prior to the Family Law Act of 1969, couples in California could only divorce if they could plead fault - based grounds such as adultery, extreme cruelty or desertion.

In South Carolina, you can not file divorce papers before separating from your spouse except in rare cases when you are still living together but filing on the grounds of physical cruelty, habitual drunkenness or adultery.

Many states also recognize adultery or other grounds for divorce, but the definition of adultery varies among the states that recognize it.

Your spouse might contest your grounds because Tennessee allows judges to consider adultery when deciding issues of alimony.

If you file for divorce under one of the fault - based grounds, including adultery, impotence, extreme cruelty or abandonment, you have the burden of proving your allegation.

Fault grounds include desertion for one year or more, cruelty, adultery, conviction of a crime or insanity on the part of your spouse.

If your spouse files for divorce on fault grounds, and you contest them, she must establish to the satisfaction of the court that you did what she's accusing you of doing, such as adultery or cruelty.

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.

Since Georgia continues to recognize your legal marriage during periods of pre-divorce separation, the fact that your spouse commits the adultery during this separation period doesn't preclude you from filing for divorce on adultery grounds.

The state recognizes several fault - based grounds, including adultery, desertion, commission of a crime, insanity, mental or physical cruelty, and excessively vicious conduct.

Although some states have moved away from traditional fault grounds, adultery may still affect certain aspects of a divorce, such as spousal support, property division, and in extreme cases, child custody determinations.

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.

However, if adultery is the cause of your divorce, you have the option of filing for divorce based on adultery or on no - fault grounds; the results of your divorce will likely be similar, either way.

Other grounds for absolute divorce include desertion of at least a year, constructive desertion, adultery, cruelty or excessively vicious conduct, conviction of a crime and insanity.

Fault grounds, such as adultery or cruelty, placed the blame for the breakdown of the marriage on one spouse.

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.

The court may order a divorce based on the following grounds: irreconcilable differences, which is no - fault, or fault grounds that include adultery, extreme cruelty, willful desertion, willful neglect, alcohol abuse and conviction of felony.

The grounds are: Adultery — Obviously, pictures of two people engaged in relations are extremely hard to acquire.

Chapter 3105 of the Ohio Revised Code lists acceptable grounds for divorce, including adultery, bigamy, extreme cruelty and incompatibility.

Except for divorces filed on adultery grounds (where there is no waiting period), one of the spouses must have resided in New Jersey for at least 12 continuous months for either spouse to be able to seek a divorce in the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Unlike no - fault, where the grounds for the dissolution of the marriage are irretrievable breakdown, covenant marriages may be ended on grounds of 1) adultery, 2) conviction of a felony which mandates prison or death; 3) abandonment for more than one year, 4) commission of domestic violence against the spouse, child or relative, 5) living separately and continuously and without reconciliation for over two years, 6) living separately for over 1 year after a legal separation is obtained; 7) habitual use of drugs and alcohol, or 8) both spouses agree to the dissolution.

Unfortunately, Louisiana provides only two fault grounds: adultery and conviction of a felony (with a sentence of death or imprisonment with hard labor).

Divorces can be filed using either of Ohio's no - fault grounds or any of Ohio's fault grounds, such a adultery, gross neglect, extreme cruelty, habitual drunkenness or abandonment.