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Definition Irreconcilable Differences - the legal grounds for divorce in which neither party is at fault.

Application in Divorce Same as Irretrievable Breakdown.

Basically, it means the marriage is over because one (usually) or both (sometimes) of the spouses want it to be over.

As used in divorce actions, the terms irreconcilable differences and irretrievable breakdown are big boxes into which much can be placed. What is salient about their application to divorce actions is that their use eliminates the need for assigning blame for the failure of a marriage. Generally the test of irreconcilable differences is that the marriage, by agreement of both parties, is hopelessly broken and without hope of reconciliation.

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Is "irreconcilable differences" the same as "Incompatibility” in the marriage?

Yes, technically incompatibility and irreconcilable differences both mean that essentially you and your spouse just do not get along anymore. In a legal sense, irreconcilable differences means that you and your spouse cannot agree on certain fundamental issues, and that you never will. Judges usually don’t ask what the irreconcilable differences are, being satisfied with the claim itself. A classic "irreconcilable difference" is the complete failure to agree on how to raise the children. Disciplinary issues and religious issues are the common roots to this no fault ground.

Contributed on 9/10/2007 by: Divorce Source, Inc.Allentown, PA[Total Submissions: 60]

Category: Divorce Grounds (Applicable in All States)

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Irreconcilable Differences
All states now have some form of no-fault divorce, but each jurisdiction has its own definition of "irretrievable breakdown" or "irreconcilable differences."

Contributed on 7/6/2007 by: DivorceDex.com Staff
Category: Divorce Grounds (Applicable in All States)

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