Marital Dissolution (Divorce)
A divorce, or dissolution of marriage, is a judicial termination of a marriage
based on marital misconduct or other statutory cause arising after the marriage
ceremony. As a result of a divorce both parties become single again.
Several jurisdiction’s statutes authorize limited divorces, or what is commonly
known as a “legal separation”. Legal separation is a legal status
conferred by a court in which the parties remain married but the court sets the
rights and liabilities of the parties with respect to child custody, support,
visitation, alimony, property, and debts.
Many states have enacted what are referred to as no-fault divorce statutes. These
are a response to outdated common law divorce which required proof in a court
of law by the divorcing party that the divorcee had done one of several enumerated
things as sufficient grounds for the divorce. This entailed proving that the spouse
had committed adultery, or some other unsavory act. No-fault divorce eliminates
this requirement by providing for the dissolution of a marriage on a finding that
the relationship is no longer viable.
Annulment is a method of voiding the contract of marriage. If an annulment is
granted, the result is that parties are treated as if the marriage never occurred.
An annulment can be granted only if the initial marriage contract suffers from
a defect in its formation; for instance, an underage party without parental consent
or a party lacking the mental capacity to understand the marriage contract or
fraud in the inducement of the marriage contract.
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