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Difference between revisions of "Divorce Act Basics"

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====Cruelty====
====Cruelty====


To get a divorce based on cruelty, the spouse asking for the divorce has to be able to prove that he or she was treated with such mental or physical cruelty that it was impossible to continue living together. The evidence of cruelty that the court <span class="noglossary">will</span> require must some from someone else, like a doctor or a psychologist. The spouse's own evidence won't do.
To get a divorce based on cruelty, the spouse asking for the divorce has to be able to prove that he or she was treated with such mental or physical cruelty that it was impossible to continue living together. The evidence of cruelty that the court <span class="noglossary">will</span> require must come from someone else, like a doctor or a psychologist. The spouse's own evidence won't do.


You can't ask for a divorce because of your own cruelty, only the cruelty of your spouse.
You can't ask for a divorce because of your own cruelty, only the cruelty of your spouse.
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