What is Grounds for Divorce?
The reasons specified by a spouse for the right to get a divorce. Most states now grant a no-fault divorce and one based on a period of uninterrupted separation. Each state also maintains some fault grounds. In a contested divorce, there may be a trial or hearing in which the plaintiff and/or defendant must prove one or more grounds for divorce or for defending against it.
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