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extreme cruelty :: legal definition


Extreme cruelty - n. an archaic requirement to show infliction of physical or mental harm by one of the parties to his/her spouse to support a judgment of divorce or an unequal division of the couple's property. All states except Illinois and South Dakota recognize "no fault" divorces, but in some states evidence of cruelty may result in division of property favoring the suffering spouse (victim).


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cruelty :: n. the intentional and malicious infliction of phy ... ruel and unusual punishment divorce
divorce :: 1) n. the termination of a marriage by legal actio ... y separate property spousal support
incompatibility :: n. the state of a marriage in which the spouses no ... mpatible irreconcilable differences
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interlocutory decree :: n. a court judgment which is temporary and not int ... ppeared to waste the parties' time.
mental cruelty :: n. a term, rapidly going out of fashion and out of ... history. See also: cruelty divorce
no fault divorce :: n. divorces (dissolutions) in which neither spouse ... and South Dakota. See also: divorce
partnership :: n. a business enterprise entered into for profit w ... partnership partner silent partner
separate property :: n. in community property states (California, Texas ... pouse. See also: community property
spousal support :: n. payment for support of an ex-spouse (or a spous ... but two. See also: alimony divorce

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