Should you file under irreconcilable differences or list
marital fault grounds in your divorce complaint?
Not exact matches
If you want to file for divorce on
fault grounds, this would probably preclude filing a joint petition because your spouse would have to agree in the petition that she was guilty of
marital misconduct.
Like all states, Massachusetts allows spouses to pursue a no -
fault divorce on the
grounds the
marital relationship is irretrievably broken.
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.
Florida is a «pure» no -
fault state — it recognizes only two divorce
grounds and neither have anything to do with
marital misconduct.
In Massachusetts, the
grounds for a no -
fault divorce is called «Irretrievable Breakdown», which means that the
marital bond has been broken.
Today, most divorces are considered «no -
fault,» that is, the parties can terminate their marriages on the
grounds of incompatibility, irreconcilable differences or an irretrievable breakdown of the
marital relationship.