absolute
Absolute is used commonly in property law and in divorce law meaning final or without limitations.
Property:
-
Absolute is used in property law to describe an
estate
that is free from any limitations.
- Only a fee simple may be absolute.
Divorce:
-
An absolute divorce is a final
judgment
of divorce that dissolves the marriage and allows both
parties
to remarry.
- It severs all spousal rights (such as spousal privilege ).
- Parties may no longer inherit from one another and all survivorship rights in property are considered as held jointly in common .
[Last reviewed in June of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team ]
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