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New Jersey Divorce Law
What are the grounds for divorce in New Jersey?
Although New Jersey divorce law has both fault and no-fault grounds, in most cases, fault has no bearing on how marital assets will be divided. In rare cases, the court may consider the grounds for divorce...
What is a fault divorce
The word "fault divorce" means that oneindividual of the party blames the other for a wrongdoing which has caused the marital bond to end. There are many reasons for a divorce, and it may be the last choice made by many. In some ways, it can be a decisio...
Ontario Divorce Law
The Divorce Act is a federal law made by the Parliament of Canada, administered equally across all provinces and territories. Only the superior court of each province has jurisdiction to deal with a Petition for Divorce, in Ontario divorce law.
The Act s...
Illinois Divorce Law
What are the grounds for divorce in Illinois?
Prior to 1984, Illinois divorce law required residents to show "fault" (such as adultery or cruelty) as a basis for proving marriage breakdown. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act now allow...
Texas Divorce Law
What are the grounds for divorce in Texas?
A divorce may be granted under Texas divorce law using either "Fault" or "No-Fault" grounds.
Fault grounds include:
(1) adultery;
(2) abandonment;
(3) confinement for incurable insanity for three years;
(4...
Florida Divorce Law
What are the grounds for divorce in Florida?
"Dissolution of marriage" is the legal term for ending a marriage in Florida divorce law. A dissolution of marriage is the legal act of terminating a marriage through a court action. The Florida Dissolution o...
No-Fault Divorce Turns 40
It's with unintentional irony that we note the 40-year anniversary of something that, according to some, has enabled fewer anniversaries -- of the wedding kind -- over the last four decades than anything else: no-fault divorce.
Before No-Fault Divorce ...
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