What are some other defenses to a divorce?
Some other defenses that can be used in a divorce include collusion, condonation, connivance, and provocation. Collusion is where spouses agree to say that one was at fault for the divorce when really no one was at fault. The couple decides to do this in order to avoid the long period of separation time required for a no fault divorce. Later, one spouse may change his or her mind and no loner want the divorce. Then he or she might allege collusion as a defense. Condonation is when, for example, a wife sues her husband for divorce because of his adultery, when all along she knew he was committing the act, and she really did not challenge his behavior. If she “took him back,” and they had sexual relations again, the spouse who permitted the reconciliation can’t still maintain adultery as a ground for divorce. This means she condoned his behavior, but then later tried to use the reason against him to win the divorce. The husband could then use condonation as a defense. Connivance is when
