Sentences with phrase «willful desertion»

A person in Virginia can file for a divorce from bed and board for the reasons of cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment.

In the State of Maryland, the grounds for a legal separation (limited divorce) are: 1) willful desertion; 2) cruel and inhuman treatment; and 3) voluntary separation and living separate and apart without cohabitation.

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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.

According to the Code of Virginia, Section 20 - 95, [a] divorce from bed and board may be decreed for cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, willful desertion or abandonment.

In the alternative, the filing party can cite a fault - based reason for the divorce, including adultery, extreme cruelty, willful desertion or neglect, habitual intemperance or the conviction of a felony.

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.

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.

In order to file for a limited divorce (or any divorce) in Virginia, the plaintiff must meet the residency requirement, and he or she must have one of the four following grounds: cruelty, willful desertions, abandonment and reasonable apprehension of bodily harm.

Not exact matches

If your spouse leaves you without your consent, you may feel deserted, but to obtain a divorce based on his desertion, you must be able to prove your spouse's behavior was «willful, continued and obstinate.»

In Pennsylvania, there are two types of desertion: willful desire or intent to actually desert and the cutting off of the marital relationship.