No-Fault Divorce: A type of divorce that may be granted even though either spouse has not performed any kind of marital misconduct.
No-fault Divorce A divorce in which no misconduct is alleged, but rather an "irretrievable breakdown" of the marriage.
Non-custodial parent The parent who does not have physical custody of the child, but is usually assigned visiting rights.
NO-FAULT DIVORCE: a divorce that doesn't require one spouse to prove the other spouse's fault or misconduct before being entitled to a divorce.
NO-FAULT DIVORCE: A divorce in which it it doesn't matter who did what to whom that caused the marriage to break down; all that matters is that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.
no-fault divorce - A kind of divorce in which the parties need not cast blame on one another for the failure of the marriage.
no-fault divorce
Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to split up does not have to accuse the other of wrongdoing, but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along.
Within two years, California's revision of its divorce law would provide a model for no-fault divorce that would soon sweep across the nation.
Some states still require at least a minimal showing of fault, but no-fault divorce is now the rule in which "incompatibility" is sufficient to grant a divorce.
In no-fault divorce states, if one of the spouses desires to end the marriage, that fact proves incompatibility, and a divorce (dissolution) will be granted even though the other spouse does not want a divorce.
Annulments are rare since the advent of no-fault divorce but may be obtained in most states for one of the following reasons: misrepresentation, concealment (for example, of an addiction or criminal record), misunderstanding, ...
All states require a spouse who files for divorce to state the grounds, court and whether requesting a fault divorce or a no-fault divorce.
Grantor
Someone who creates a trust.
Differences between a married couple that are so huge and cannot be solved so as to make the marriage work.In such a case granting a divorce is the only solution and is considered a no-fault divorce as both the parties are equally responsible for the ...
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
Legal reasons for requesting a divorce. All states require a spouse who files for divorce to state the grounds, court and whether requesting a fault divorce or a no-fault divorce.
If you can agree on the general conditions, most states allow you to enter into a Divorce Settlement Agreement and file for a no-fault divorce.
 See also: Fault, Law, Divorce, State, Court
  
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