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Court holds mere exit from marital home insufficient for divorce; plaintiff must prove intent to abandon and fault.

Case Number 070902
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court granted the review of the divorce action, ruling that a spouse's simple departure from the marital home does not automatically constitute abandonment. The plaintiff must specifically allege and prove the intent to permanently leave and the fault associated with this action. Consequently, the burden of proof regarding the material and moral elements of abandonment rests entirely with the petitioner.

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DIVÓRCIO LITIGIOSO DEVER DE COABITAÇÃO DOS CÔNJUGES ABANDONO DO LAR ÓNUS DA PROVA

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divorce abandonment marital cohabitation duty burden of proof intent to leave fault in abandonment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 1590, n.º 1 do Código Civil
Art. 1591 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00019903

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198311170709022

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7C2D8795369FD140802568FC003ABF36?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A simples saída do lar conjugal por parte de um dos cônjuges não tem significado relevante na acção de divórcio com fundamento na violação do dever de coabitação.

II - De facto torna-se necessário alegar e povar o propósito de definitivamente se afastar do lar e a culpa nessa atitude.

III - Compete ao autor a alegação e a prova dos elementos material e moral do abandono.