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Divorce denied when one spouse fails to prove they caused the conditions for the other's exclusion from divorce rights.

Case Number 079615
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The court dismissed the request for divorce, ruling that the plaintiff failed to meet the burden of proof required to establish the statutory grounds for exclusion. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had caused specific conditions necessary to verify the grounds for divorce under Article 1780 of the Civil Code. Consequently, the court held that without clear evidence linking the defendant's actions to the exclusion conditions, the legal requirement for granting the divorce could not be satisfied.

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DIVORCIO LITIGIOSO

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burden of proof divorce exclusion Civil Code Article 1780 litigious divorce causation requirement

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Article 1780 of the Civil Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00007816

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199102140796152

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 23587/89

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/5AF387951B6BC9CC802568FC0039BBEC?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Para a existencia da causa da exclusão do direito ao divorcio prevista na alinea a) do artigo 1780 do Codigo Civil, e necessario que o conjuge A. tenha causado as condições propicias para a verificação do ponto pendente do pedido e acusado que os mesmos hajam sido causados, com a finalidade de se conseguir a verificação do ponto de que depende a alteração do divorcio.