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Incurable insanity

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002588

A mental illness that medical experts judge to be permanent and beyond cure, recognized in several US states as a ground for divorce. The spouse seeking divorce must usually prove the illness with competent medical or psychiatric testimony, and some states also require the condition to have lasted a minimum number of years. California lists it, as a permanent legal incapacity to make decisions, as one of its two grounds for dissolution of marriage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002588
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002588",
  "term": "Incurable insanity",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A mental illness that medical experts judge to be permanent and beyond cure, recognized in several US states as a ground for divorce. The spouse seeking divorce must usually prove the illness with competent medical or psychiatric testimony, and some states also require the condition to have lasted a minimum number of years. California lists it, as a permanent legal incapacity to make decisions, as one of its two grounds for dissolution of marriage.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/incurable-insanity/"
}

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