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No-fault divorce

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003413

A type of divorce proceeding where neither spouse is required to prove marital misconduct or fault by the other party to obtain a dissolution of marriage. The grounds for divorce are typically based on irreconcilable differences or an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. This legal framework is now adopted in all U.S. states, though some retain fault-based grounds as an option.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003413
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "No-fault divorce",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A type of divorce proceeding where neither spouse is required to prove marital misconduct or fault by the other party to obtain a dissolution of marriage. The grounds for divorce are typically based on irreconcilable differences or an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. This legal framework is now adopted in all U.S. states, though some retain fault-based grounds as an option.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/no-fault-divorce/"
}

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