comparable rectitude

comparable rectitude
An anachronistic doctrine that grants the spouse who is least at fault a divorce when both spouses have shown fault grounds for divorce. It is a response to an old common law rule that prevented a divorce when both spouses were at fault.
Category: Divorce & Family Law → Divorce, Child Support & Custody

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