Uncontested Divorce Glossary

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Calendar Number: This number is assigned by the court to an action upon the filing of the final papers for divorce with the court. 

Cohabit: To live together as husband and wife. 

Constructive Abandonment: A ground for divorce. Constructive Abandonment occurs when the Defendant has refused to engage in sexual relations with the plaintiff, continuously, for a period of one year or more, without the plaintiff's consent. 

Contested Divorce: A divorce action which is defended. 

Corroborate: To support a statement, argument, etc. with confirming facts or evidence. 

Counterclaim: The Defendant's response to the Verified Complaint, contained in the Verified Answer, which asserts as well the Defendant's allegations of his or her own grounds for divorce against the Plaintiff. 
 

County Clerk's Office: The place where the index number is purchased or obtained and also where the Body papers in the divorce actions are filed. In many areas, this office is located in the Supreme Court. 
 

Cruel and Inhuman Treatment: A ground for divorce. Cruel and Inhuman Treatment consists of cruelty, whether physical, verbal, sexual or emotional, committed by the Defendant, against the plaintiff, that endangers the Plaintiff's well-being and makes living together either unsafe or improper