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Term Definition
Consent
- a general term used to mean an agreement, particularly in conjunction as an affirmative defense to tort claims including assault, battery, trespass and fraudulent conversion.
Application in Divorce
Upon divorce, one
uncontested divorce
is said to be a consensual divorce, because both spouses desire to terminate the marriage.
In an uncontested divorce, the non-filing
spouse
gave his or her consent.
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