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Portuguese court holds divorce answers altering departure dates are valid if within the questioned scope.

Case Number 97A931
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court unanimously upheld the validity of a defendant's response to a divorce question regarding the date of departure from the marital home. Although the respondent altered the stated departure date to a more recent one, the court found no procedural defect. The decision rests on the principle that answers may be restrictive or explanatory provided they remain strictly within the scope of the questions asked.

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ACÇÃO DE DIVÓRCIO RESPOSTAS AOS QUESITOS NULIDADES

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divorce action answers to questions departure date marital home procedural defect scope of question unanimous decision

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CPC 1967 Art. 653 n.º 2 n.º 5

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00035547

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199803310009311

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 332/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/4E19CAB7AF09AD2180256A93002ABF64?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Não enferma de qualquer vício a resposta a quesito, formulado em acção de divórcio, em que se altera, para data mais recente, a data da saída de uma das partes do lar conjugal.

II - As respostas aos quesitos podem ser restritivas ou mesmo explicativas, desde que se mantenham dentro da matéria articulada.