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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

DIVORCE POUR FAUTE

English translation:

fault-based divorce

Added to glossary by Adrian MM. (X)
Jul 18, 2005 10:12
19 yrs ago
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French term

DIVORCE POUR FAUTE

French to English Law/Patents Law (general) divorce reforms in France
Apologies in advance for posting a long term (the French are so prolix in their laws!), and for posting several associated terms.

Basically, I'm translating the following paragraph as part of an explanation (for lay readers) of the recently-introduced reforms to the divorce laws in France, and I'm looking for ways to translate the new (and for that matter, the old!) names of the types of divorce. I realize that exact equivalents probably do not exist in English, but what I'm looking for is merely suggested 'explanatory translations'.

Here's the paragraph in question, and I've capitalized the specific titles that are giving me problems:


divorce par consentement mutuel [divorce by mutual consent?]
(ancien divorce sur requête conjointe).
Les conjoints sont d’accord et prévoient les conséquences personnelles et patrimoniales de leur séparation ;

DIVORCE SUR L’ACCEPTATION DU PRINCIPE DE LA RUPTURE DU MARIAGE
(ancien DIVORCE “DEMANDÉ/ACCEPTÉ”).
Les époux sont d’accord sur le principe de la séparation mais pas sur ses conséquences ;

DIVORCE POUR FAUTE qui, comme par le passé, pourra être prononcé aux torts exclusifs ou partagés ;

DIVORCE POUR ALTÉRATION DÉFINITIVE DU LIEN CONJUGAL au bout de 2 ans de séparation
(ancien DIVORCE POUR RUPTURE DE LA VIE COMMUNE).
Seule la cessation de la communauté de vie entre les époux peut aboutir au prononcé du divorce.

Many thanks in advance, for your indulgence, and for any help you can give!
Proposed translations (English)
4 fault-based divorce
4 +2 Fault Divorce
4 +1 fault divorce
3 divorce for fault/grounds

Proposed translations

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fault-based divorce

Surely this term should trip off the tongue?

One proposal is to return to fault-based divorce, which was the law of the ...Returning to fault-based divorce would not result in a lower divorce rate or ...
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Fault Divorce

As opposed to no-fault divorce.
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agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree Gina W
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fault divorce

Fault divorce laws did not readily produce equitable results and often ...
Divorce proliferated under the no-fault divorce laws in numbers never seen before ...
www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=2639

Divorce on ground of fault....
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agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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4 hrs

divorce for fault/grounds

Declined
again a divorce for a reason (fault)
the fault may not be specified
grounds is also used often
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Comment: "Thanks, Doc! In fact, the rest of the documlent makes a clear distinction between the concept of 'fault' and the idea of 'grounds for divorce', so I couldn't use your second suggestion. Thanks a lot, anyway!"