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    Default Can You Fight a Divorce if Your Spouse is Motivated by Money

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: Pennsylvania


    I have an aunt who is divorcing her husband. The reason for the divorce is he needs money. He has a lot of debt. He wants to divorce her and sell the house to pay his debt. Can she argue the reason for the divorce is he needs money and that's not a valid reason for a divorce? Can she prove to a judge he is financial unstable and irresponsible with money? She can argue his motive for divorce is financially motivated.

    My aunt will not have a place to live after the divorce.

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    Default Re: a Good Reason for Divorce

    You don't need a good reason to divorce. The court isn't going to force someone to stay married.

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    Default Re: Can You Fight a Divorce if Your Spouse is Motivated by Money

    ... and your aunt wants to stay married to this man because...?

    Seriously, if he wants a divorce, given enough time and effort, it's going to happen. I think she needs to change her frame of reference to "Good riddance to bad rubbish."

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    Default Re: a Good Reason for Divorce

    You may not need a GOOD reason to divorce, but in Pennsylvania you either need mutual consent OR a valid reason if they are still living together and she doesn't consent HE is going to have to show some harmful behavior (on HER part). If that is his claim for divorce, she doesn't need to show anything other than that isn't legitimate under PA law.

    Of course, depending on how the home is titled, etc... there might be other things he might pull other than divorce. Running off is certainly a possibility and after a passage of time may lead to divorce.

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    Default Re: a Good Reason for Divorce

    Unless the law has changed in the last few years, even in PA if someone wants a divorce badly enough he or she will eventually get one. A friend of mine wanted to divorce her husband; he didn't want the divorce; he dragged his feet, refused to sign things, and made it as difficult for my friend as he could. It took three years, but she got her divorce. And that was in PA. It was about ten years ago so I can't say things haven't changed since then.

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    Default Re: a Good Reason for Divorce

    Yes, but it requires two years of living apart which appears that is not happening (yet). I specifically mentioned that. \

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