MARRIAGE/ DIVORCE/ ADULTERY

Question 1

condonation

Answer 1

forgiveness of marital duty breach through cohabitation or reconciliation

Question 2

recrimination

Answer 2

both parties at fault so it cancels out

Question 3

consummation

Answer 3

living together in an intimate relationship

Question 4

annulment

Answer 4

invalid marriage because of some defect

Question 5

common law requirements

Answer 5

agreement through implicit behavior and intent

Question 6

formal marriage requirements

Answer 6

license, 24 hour waiting, 16, no impediments

Question 7

defenses to divorce

Answer 7

Provocation, collusion, incrimination, condonation, insanity, reconciliation

Question 8

types of divorce

Answer 8

adultery, desertion, physical cruelty, habitual drunkenness, and no fault

Question 9

physical cruelty

Answer 9

serious personal violence rendering cohabitation unsafe

Question 10

desertion

Answer 10

stop cohabitating for one year with no intent to resume or consent

Question 11

separate support and maintenance

Answer 11

need 2 separate domiciles and to be apart for 1 year

Question 12

adultery

Answer 12

marital misconduct

Question 13

what do you need to prove adultery

Answer 13

inclination and opportunity

Question 14

what kind of evidence do you need for adultery

Answer 14

direct and circumstantial

Question 15

what cancels out adultery

Answer 15

condonation

Question 16

reasons for annulment

Answer 16

duress, fraud, related, lack of cohabitation

Question 17

how long is desertion

Answer 17

1 year

Question 18

what cancels out physical cruelty?

Answer 18

provocation

Question 19

habitual drunkenness

Answer 19

fixed habit that contributed to breakdown of marriage