How many years of abandonment by the spouse if grounds for divorce in New Hampshire?
Full Question:
Last year my husband left me and I have been living alone thereafter.. He refuses to resolve the differences and give our marriage one last try. I would like to file for a divorce now. After how many years of abandonment by the spouse can a person file for a divorce in New Hampshire based on abandonment?
01/03/2017 |
Category: Divorce ยป Grounds |
State: New Hampshire |
#29341
Answer:
“A divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall be decreed in favor of the innocent party for any of the following causes:
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IX. When either party, without sufficient cause, and without the consent of the other, has abandoned and refused, for 2 years together, to cohabit with the other.”
After a continuous 2 years of abandonment by the husband, the wife may file for a divorce.***
IX. When either party, without sufficient cause, and without the consent of the other, has abandoned and refused, for 2 years together, to cohabit with the other.”
