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Grounds for Divorce: Ab...

Grounds for Divorce: Abandonment or Desertion You may be able to file for divorce based on abandonment or desertion if your spouse left you and never came back. Abandonment or desertion is considered a traditional or fault ground for divorce. In the majority of states that allow fault-based...

Grounds for Divorce: Bi...

Grounds for Divorce: Bigamy In addition to no-fault grounds, most states still provide traditional or fault grounds for divorce. The fault grounds or reasons for divorce vary from state to state. Bigamy is a specific fault ground for divorce in some states. Bigamy occurs where...

Grounds for Divorce: Cr...

Grounds for Divorce: Cruelty In addition to no-fault grounds, most states still provide traditional or fault grounds for divorce. The fault grounds or reasons for divorce vary from state to state. Cruelty is a specific fault ground for divorce in most of the states that allow fault-based...

Grounds for Divorce: In...

Grounds for Divorce: Incompatibility In most states, a spouse may get a no-fault divorce based on a breakdown of the marriage. Some states refer to this breakdown of a marriage as incompatibility. Incompatibility is a statement about the condition of the marriage, and it doesn’t...

Grounds for Divorce: In...

Grounds for Divorce: Insupportability In most states, a spouse may get a no-fault divorce based on a breakdown of the marriage. Texas alone refers to this breakdown of a marriage as insupportability. Insupportabiity is when spouses’ personalities conflict and destroy a marriage...

Grounds for Divorce: Ir...

Grounds for Divorce: Irretrievable Breakdown In most states, a spouse may get a no-fault divorce based on a breakdown of the marriage. Some states refer to this breakdown of a marriage as irretrievable breakdown. Irretrievable breakdown is when one or both spouses claim that the marriage...

Grounds for Divorce: Ad...

Grounds for Divorce: Adultery To get a divorce you must have a reason. Some reasons for divorce do not require proof that your spouse was at fault but other reasons, such as adultery, do require proof of fault. In most states you may choose to have either a no-fault or a fault-based...

Grounds for Divorce: Co...

Grounds for Divorce: Collusion Collusion is one of the defenses to the fault grounds for divorce. Collusion is an agreement between spouses for one of them to commit, or at least appear to have committed, an act that qualifies as grounds for a fault-based divorce in order to allow...

Grounds for Divorce: Im...

Grounds for Divorce: Impotence In addition to no-fault grounds, most states still provide traditional or fault grounds for divorce. The fault grounds or reasons for divorce vary from state to state. Impotence is a specific fault ground for divorce in some states. Impotence is a male’s...

Grounds for Divorce: In...

Grounds for Divorce: Insanity In addition to no-fault grounds, most states still provide traditional or “fault grounds” for divorce. The fault grounds or reasons for divorce vary from state to state. Insanity, which is also called mental illness or mental incapacity, is...