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A mensa et thoro is a legal Latin phrase which means "from table and bed", often translated as "from bed and board", in which "board" is a word for "table". Separation a mensa et thoro is essentially a separation that is sanctioned by a court order, meaning that the spouses may legally live apart, but they are still legally married.
A parenting plan is a child custody plan that is negotiated by parents, and which may be included in a marital separation agreement or final decree of divorce. [1] [2] Especially when a separation is acrimonious to begin with, specific agreements about who will discharge these responsibilities and when and how they are to be discharged can reduce the need for litigation.
No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. [1] [2] Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.
In 1969-1970, California became the first state to pass a purely no-fault divorce law, i.e., one which did not offer any fault divorce grounds. [29] They chose to terminate all fault grounds for divorce and utilized single no-fault standards making divorce easier and less costly. [29]
The most important aspect of a divorce, involving federal income tax, is confirming that the divorce is valid. In Estate of Goldwater, Leo and Gertrude were married in 1946 and 10 years later the two separated. [20] Gertrude was awarded a final decree of separation in December 1956 at New York Supreme Court. [21]
And why exactly would a lender want to look at a copy of your old divorce decree, if you could find one, that is? Do divorced people have higher default rates on mortgages?
The introduction of no-fault divorce led to a rise in divorce rates in the United States during the 1970s. [16] The National Center for Health Statistics reported that from 1975 to 1988 in the US, in families with children present, wives filed for divorce in approximately two-thirds of cases.
Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, [1] but in most countries, divorce is a legal process that requires the sanction of a court or other authority, which may involve issues of distribution of property, [3] child custody, [3] alimony (spousal support), child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, and division of debt.