{"id":26924,"date":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/amjur\/divorce-and-separation.html"},"modified":"2022-08-24T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:24:28","slug":"divorce-and-separation","status":"publish","type":"amjur","link":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/amjur\/divorce-and-separation.html","title":{"rendered":"American Jurisprudence 2d &#8211; Am Jur 2d Divorce and Separation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to FindLaw&#8217;s hosted version of American Jurisprudence 2d Divorce and Separation. Here you will find a collection of documents concerning the dissolution by legal proceedings of the marriage relationship, including no-fault divorce and settlement agreements. The article also discusses rights, duties, and liabilities respecting spousal support, as well as child custody and visitation rights and child support.<\/p>\n<p><b>The information provided here is an excerpt of Am Jur 2d Divorce and Separation and does not reflect the entire table of contents or full text of the article.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"toc\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">\n<a href= \"divorce-summary.html\" title=\"AMJUR DIVORCE SUM\" target=\"_blank\">24 Am. Jur. 2d Divorce and Separation Summary<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>I. Divorce and Separation Proceedings, Generally<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">A. Nature and Validity<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">1. In General<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-1.html\" title=\"\u00a7 1 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 1 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-2.html\" title=\"\u00a7 2 - No-fault divorce\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 2 &#8211; No-fault divorce<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-3.html\" title=\"\u00a7 3 - Stipulations and agreements\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 3 &#8211; Stipulations and agreements<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>III. Spousal Support; Alimony and Other Allowances<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">A. In General<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">1. Overview<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-571.html\" title=\"\u00a7 571 - Purpose of alimony\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 571 &#8211; Purpose of alimony<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-572.html\" title=\"\u00a7 572 - Classification of alimony\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 572 &#8211; Classification of alimony<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>IV. Child Custody and Support; Visitation Rights<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">A. Child Custody; Visitation Rights<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">2. Factors in Determining Custody<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-849.html\" title=\"\u00a7 849 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 849 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">3. Types of Custody<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-857.html\" title=\"\u00a7 857 - Temporary custody\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 857 &#8211; Temporary custody<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-858.html\" title=\"\u00a7 858 - Joint custody\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 858 &#8211; Joint custody<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-859.html\" title=\"\u00a7 859 - Joint custody-Divided or alternate custody\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 859 &#8211; Joint custody-Divided or alternate custody<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">7. Visitation Rights<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">a. Rights of Parents<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-891.html\" title=\"\u00a7 891 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 891 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">B. Child Support<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">1. In General<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-916.html\" title=\"\u00a7 916 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 916 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">3. Amount of Allowance<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">a. In General<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-936.html\" title=\"\u00a7 936 - Generally; decree or order as limiting parent's liability\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 936 &#8211; Generally; decree or order as limiting parent&#8217;s liability<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-937.html\" title=\"\u00a7 937 - Effect of agreement of parties\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 937 &#8211; Effect of agreement of parties<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-938.html\" title=\"\u00a7 938 - Effect of agreement of parties\u2014Under Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 938 &#8211; Effect of agreement of parties\u2014Under Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">b. Matters Affecting Determination<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-939.html\" title=\"\u00a7 939 - Use of child-support guidelines\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 939 &#8211; Use of child-support guidelines<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"divorce-sect-940.html\" title=\"\u00a7 940 - Use of child-support guidelines-Deviations from guidelines\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 940 &#8211; Use of child-support guidelines-Deviations from guidelines<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/1.next.westlaw.com\/Browse\/Home\/SecondarySources\/TextsTreatises\/AmericanJurisprudence2d?guid=Ie9a90ff0993f11d8b642f5efee5c0e30&#038;originationContext=documenttoc&#038;transitionType=Default&#038;contextData=(sc.Default)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Am Jur 2d\">Read this complete Am Jur 2d article on Westlaw<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"class_list":["post-26924","amjur","type-amjur","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amjur\/26924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amjur"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/amjur"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}