Divorce

Question 1

No fault divorce types

Answer 1

Irreconcilable differences
Living separate and apart for specified period
Incompatibility

Question 2

Fault based divorce

Answer 2

Adultery - proved by proof of opportunity and inclination

Desertion for s specified time (has to be unjustifiable desertion)

Cruelty- physical or mental

Habitual drunkenness or drug abuse

Insanity (might require institutionalizations)

Question 3

Jurisdiction for divorce v jurisdiction for financial matters (Alimony, preppy division, etc)

Answer 3

One party’s domicile v personal jurisdiction over both parties

Question 4

Defenses to fault based divorce

Answer 4

Collusion
Connivance
Condonation
Recrimination

Question 5

Effects of legal separation

Answer 5

Parties still married

Parties can seek to have their rights regarding property spousal support child custody and child culprit decided