Collusive Divorce

What is Collusive Divorce?

The parties must try to avoid terms that indicate that they are obtaining a mutually contracted divorce. Such provisions are deemed collusive and can taint the whole divorce if allowed to appear prominently. The prohibition against a collusive divorce is apparently due to the false premise that the parties will not reconcile if they are plotting to engineer a divorce.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Family Law terms:

• Irreconcilable Differences
• Fault Divorce
• Protective Order
• Alimony Pendente Lite
• Annulment

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