judicial separation
Americannoun
noun
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Such desertion without due cause is, in England, ground for a judicial separation.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
A judicial separation carries with it separation of property and restores to a woman her full civil rights, so that she may buy and sell and otherwise act as if she were a single woman.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
Judicial Separation.—A judicial separation may be granted on the ground of adultery, cruelty or desertion without legal cause or excuse continued for two years and upwards.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
Divorce.—A divorce in Spain only amounts to what in other countries is called a judicial separation.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
After a judicial separation has existed for five years either of the parties may petition the court to enlarge the decree of separation into a decree of absolute divorce.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
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