Exam 7: Divorce Grounds and Procedure

For a divorce to be granted on a no-fault ground, both spouses must agree that a reconciliation is impossible.

A divorce a vinculo matrimonii is a legal separation.

Comparative is a comparison of the wrongdoing of two spouses in causing the breakdown of the marriage so that the divorce can be given to the spouse least at fault.

What kind of jurisdiction is needed to dissolve a marriage and to award alimony, child support, and a property division?

What is a collusive divorce and why is it less common today?

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -self-representation

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -conduct that justifies the other spouse's departure

Only the party who was not at fault can assert the incompatibility ground for divorce.

Give examples of when marital misconduct is asserted in a divorce action today.

A summary is a divorce obtained in an expedited manner because of the brevity of the marriage, the minimal amount of marital property, and the lack of controversy between the husband and wife.

An exception to the movement away from fault grounds is the option of a covenant marriage in some states.

A child acquires a domicile by operation of law.

To dissolve a marriage, a court needs:

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -enforceable in part

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -lack of jurisdiction by a federal court

Irreconcilable differences is a no-fault ground for divorce that is established when there is such discord between the husband and wife that there has been an breakdown of the marriage.

Which of the following is not a no-fault ground for divorce?

Recrimination exists when the plaintiff in the divorce action incited the acts constituting the marital wrong by the other spouse.