constructive desertion

One spouse’s misconduct that forces the other spouse to leave the marital abode.

• The actions of the offending spouse must be serious enough that the spouse who is forced from the home finds the continuation of the marriage to be unendurable or dangerous to his or her safety and well-being, and finds it necessary to seek safety outside the marital domicile.

— Also termed constructive abandonment. [Cases: Divorce 37(22). C.J.S. Divorce §§ 41, 44, 78.]

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译者Natalie，在一家西班牙律师事务所的北京办公室担任全职法律翻译，擅长翻译涉及医疗健康领域的法律文件。