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ir·rec·on·cil·able dif·fer·enc·es /ir-ˌre-kən-'sī-lə-bəl-/ n pl but sing or pl in constr: substantial incompatibility between marriage partners that is a broad ground for esp. no-fault divorce
compare irretrievable breakdown of the marriage
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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The most common basis for granting a no-fault divorce. As a practical matter, courts seldom, if ever, inquire into what the differences actually are, and routinely grant a divorce as long as the party seeking the divorce says the couple has irreconcilable differences.
Compare: incompatibility,
irremediable or irretrievable breakdownCategory: Divorce & Family Law → Divorce, Child Support & Custody
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
2005.
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The existence of significant differences between a married couple that are so great and beyond resolution as to make the marriage unworkable, and for which the law permits a
divorce.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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the usual basis for granting a divorce (dissolution) in no-fault divorce states. If one party says the marriage is irretrievable and refuses to reconcile then such differences are proved to exist.
Law dictionary.
EdwART.
2013.
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irreconcilable differences — No fault ground for dissolution of marriage under many state divorce statutes. See also irretrievable breakdown of marriage … Black's law dictionary
irreconcilable differences — No fault ground for dissolution of marriage under many state divorce statutes. See also irretrievable breakdown of marriage … Black's law dictionary
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irreconcilable — irreconcilability, irreconcilableness, n. irreconcilably, adv. /i rek euhn suy leuh beuhl, i rek euhn suy /, adj. 1. incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences. 2. incapable of being made to… … Universalium
irreconcilable — I. adjective Date: 1587 impossible to reconcile < irreconcilable differences > • irreconcilability noun • irreconcilableness noun • irreconcilably adverb II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
irreconcilable — ir|rec|on|cil|a|ble [ ı,rekən saıləbl ] adjective irreconcilable opinions, aims, or disagreements are so opposed to each other that it is impossible to reach an agreement: They decided to divorce due to irreconcilable differences. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
