Author Question: In a ground-based divorce jurisdiction, what must a party prove if the grounds are: (a) adultery, ... (Read 58 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

In a ground-based divorce jurisdiction, what must a party prove if the grounds are: (a) adultery, (b) desertion/abandonment, (c) cruelty, (d) habitual drunkenness or drug abuse, and (e) criminal conviction and incarceration.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Temporary orders for child support do not foretell what future orders may impose.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

aburgess · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 3, 2018

Answer to Question 1

(a) Adultery: that there is evidence of an adulterous disposition shown as public displays of intimacy observed by others, e-mails and other forms of correspondence referencing sexual activity, unexplained absences and travel, and contracting a venereal disease;
(b) Desertion/abandonment: the party must show that the defendant spouse deliberately and without consent left the martial relationship with no intention to return, and that the absence has continued for a statutory period of time; (c) Cruelty: atrocious or severe, cruelty usually involves a course of conduct although a single act may be sufficient under statute; includes acts of both physical violence and reasonable apprehension thereof; (d) Habitual drunkenness or drug abuse: usually a statutory period of gross and confirmed habits of intoxication, habitual intoxication and habitual drug addiction; (e) Criminal conviction and incarceration: an offense that involves moral turpitude with statutory requirements for length of incarceration.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE