Full question:
I live with my husband and three kids in the city of Maine. My marriage with my husband is going through a rough patch. I wish to take a divorce from my husband. What are the grounds based on which a person could get a divorce.
- Category: Divorce
- Subcategory: Grounds
- Date:
- State: Maine
Answer:
In Maine, 19-A M.R.S. § 902 provides the grounds for divorce. 19-A M.R.S. § 902 reads:“A divorce may be granted for one of the following causes:
A. Adultery;
B. Impotence;
C. Extreme cruelty;
D. Utter desertion continued for 3 consecutive years prior to the commencement of the action;
E. Gross and confirmed habits of intoxication from the use of liquor or drugs;
F. Nonsupport, when one spouse has sufficient ability to provide for the other spouse and grossly, wantonly or cruelly refuses or neglects to provide suitable maintenance for the complaining spouse;
G. Cruel and abusive treatment;
H. Irreconcilable marital differences; or
I. Repealed. Laws 2005, c. 594, § 2.
J. A judicial determination has been made that one of the parties is an incapacitated person, as defined in Title 18-A, section 5-101, for whom a guardian with full powers has been appointed, other than a temporary guardian appointed pursuant to Title 18-A, section 5-310-A.”
A. Adultery;
B. Impotence;
C. Extreme cruelty;
D. Utter desertion continued for 3 consecutive years prior to the commencement of the action;
E. Gross and confirmed habits of intoxication from the use of liquor or drugs;
F. Nonsupport, when one spouse has sufficient ability to provide for the other spouse and grossly, wantonly or cruelly refuses or neglects to provide suitable maintenance for the complaining spouse;
G. Cruel and abusive treatment;
H. Irreconcilable marital differences; or
I. Repealed. Laws 2005, c. 594, § 2.
J. A judicial determination has been made that one of the parties is an incapacitated person, as defined in Title 18-A, section 5-101, for whom a guardian with full powers has been appointed, other than a temporary guardian appointed pursuant to Title 18-A, section 5-310-A.”
Adultery, impotence extreme cruelty, desertion continued for 3 consecutive years; nonsupport, cruel and abusive treatment, irreconcilable marital differences are the grounds for divorce per 19-A M.R.S. § 902.
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