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Term Definition Incarceration - confinement in a prison, usually for a long time.
Application in Divorce In general, incarceration is not a bar to a spouse being granted a divorce. However, an incarcerated spouse is not entitled to attend divorce proceedings, nor is her or she entitled to be represented by counsel.

When one support.

In general, courts have rejected incarceration as a support.

When the issue is child support, some court have refused to reduce or terminate support; others have reduced or even suspected such payments.

In general, many courts do not penalize a spouse has murdered or attempted to murder his or her partner. In this case, courts will make very one-sided judgments in favor of the victim spouse.