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066482 AI generated

Court holds marital separation grounds require offense to reasonably justify ending the conjugal community.

Case Number 066482
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the request for judicial separation of persons and property based on alleged offenses to honor and dignity. The plaintiff argued these acts warranted terminating the conjugal community, but the court found the offenses insufficient under prevailing standards. Consequently, the separation was denied because the harm did not meet the threshold of reasonableness required to end the marriage.

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SEPARAÇÃO JUDICIAL DE PESSOAS E BENS OFENSAS À HONRA E DIGNIDADE DO OUTRO CÔNJUGE

Keywords

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judicial separation grounds marital community termination offense to honor dignity of spouse reasonable justification standard

Cited Legislation

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Código Civil Português, Art. 1590
Código Civil Português, Art. 1591

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00024202

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197702030664822

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/64145D67495720EB802568FC003B16CD?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Para efeitos de separação judicial de pessoas e bens, a ofensa só pode considerar-se grave quando torne razoável, segundo as concepções reinantes, a pretensão de o requerente pôr termo à comunidade conjugal.