Incompatibility

What is Incompatibility?

Incompatibility is akin to the no-fault grounds like irreconcilable differences; in fact this ground for divorce was a forerunner to the modern no-fault grounds, but it did connote more of a meaning of wrongdoing in order to keep the idea of fault prominent in the ground.

Further Reading

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

• Irreconcilable Differences
• Fault Divorce
• Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
• Recrimination
• Alimony Pendente Lite

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