Divorce Petition Denial Upheld Despite Past Misconduct Allegations
France (FR)
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Généré par l'IAThe Court of Cassation rejected an appeal against a decision that upheld the denial of a divorce petition, where the lower court found that the alleged grievances were insufficient to constitute grounds for divorce; specifically, the wife remained uninvolved in an incident between her father and husband, an injurious allegation made by the husband regarding the wife's morality was not given weight, and a past conviction for failing to pay child support, without any recurrence, did not constitute the sole basis for divorce, thereby demonstrating that the appellate court, through its sovereign assessment of the evidence, legally justified its decision by considering the injurious nature and repetition of the alleged facts.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAARTICLE 231 DU CODE CIVIL; Divorce Petition Denial Upheld Despite Past Misconduct Allegations: The Court of Cassation rejected an appeal against a decision that upheld the denial of a divorce petition, where the lower court found that the alleged grievances were insufficient to constitute grounds for divorce; specifically, the wife remained uninvolved in an incident between her father and husband, an injurious allegation made by the husband regarding the wife's morality was not given weight, and a past conviction for failing to pay child support, without any recurrence, did not constitute the sole basis for divorce, thereby demonstrating that the appellate court, through its sovereign assessment of the evidence, legally justified its decision by considering the injurious nature and repetition of the alleged facts.
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Généré par l'IAThe court implicitly upheld the lower court's finding that the conviction mentioned was not sufficient ground for divorce under this article, which was the central issue of the appeal.
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SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE : ATTENDU QUE, POUR DEBOUTER DAME X... DE SA DEMANDE EN DIVORCE, L'ARRET CONFIRMATIF ATTAQUE, APRES AVOIR ANALYSE LES GRIEFS ARTICULES, ENONCE QUE, SI UN INCIDENT ETAIT SURVENU ENTRE SON PERE ET SON MARI, LADITE DAME Y ETAIT DEMEUREE ETRANGERE, QUE LES CONDITIONS DANS LESQUELLES X... AVAIT FORMULE UNE ALLEGATION EFFECTIVEMENT INJURIEUSE RELATIVE A LA MORALITE DE SA FEMME NE PERMETTAIENT PAS DE TENIR COMPTE DE CETTE ALLEGATION ET QU'IL NE SAURAIT ETRE DONNE POUR SEULE BASE A UNE DECISION DE DIVORCE LE FAIT PAR X... D'AVOIR ETE CONDAMNE POUR S'ETRE ABSTENU DANS LE PASSE DE PAYER LA PENSION ALIMENTAIRE A LAQUELLE IL AVAIT ETE CONDAMNE POUR L'ENTRETIEN DE SES ENFANTS, DES LORS SA FAUTE N'AVAIT ETE SUIVIE D'AUCUNE RECIDIVE;
ATTENDU QUE, PAR CETTE APPRECIATION SOUVERAINE DE LA VALEUR ET DE LA PORTEE DES ELEMENTS DE PREUVE QUI LUI ONT ETE SOUMIS, NOTAMMENT DE LA CONDAMNATION ALLEGUEE, LAQUELLE N'ETANT PAS VISEE PAR L'ARTICLE 231 DU CODE CIVIL, NE CONSTITUE PAS PAR ELLE-MEME UN MOTIF DE DIVORCE, LA COUR D'APPEL, QUI A NECESSAIREMENT PRIS EN CONSIDERATION TANT LE CARACTERE INJURIEUX DES FAITS ALLEGUES QUE LEUR REPETITION, A LEGALEMENT JUSTIFIE SA DECISION;
PAR CES MOTIFS : REJETTE LE POURVOI FORME CONTRE L'ARRET RENDU, LE 23 NOVEMBRE 1972, PAR LA COUR D'APPEL DE CAEN