trato cruel

English translation: cruelty

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Spanish term or phrase:trato cruel
English translation:cruelty
Entered by: lorenab23

21:00 Aug 19, 2016
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Spanish term or phrase: trato cruel
I am translating a divorce decree from Puerto Rico. the divorce category is "trato cruel" in my mind I can't seem to find correct translation. please help with suggestions.
salinasA
United States
cruelty
Explanation:
The legal term in US and Canada is cruelty (Don't know about other English speaking countries). You can find references to cruel and inhuman treatment but it is very dated and not really used by the courts anymore.

Grounds for Divorce: Cruelty
By Kristina Otterstrom, Attorney
Some common examples of cruelty include the following:
•physical attacks on a spouse
•continuous rage, anger, screaming, or yelling at a spouse
•constant belittling or criticizing the other spouse’s abilities, employment, or looks
•publicly flaunting an affair or adulterous relationship
•falsely accusing the other spouse of committing adultery
•failing to tell the other spouse about an acquired sexually transmitted disease, while continuing to maintain sexual relations with spouse, and
•consistently staying away from the marital residence without any explanation.
http://family-law.lawyers.com/divorce/grounds-for-divorce-cr...

What are the grounds for divorce in Texas?

There are 7 grounds (reasons) for divorce in Texas. Only the first ground listed below does not assign fault to either spouse for the break-up of the marriage. The other 6 grounds do require one spouse to blame the other for the divorce.
[...]
2. Cruelty - When your spouse is guilty of "cruel treatment" towards you to the point that it is no longer bearable to continue living together.
http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=200&state_co...

CAN I GET A DIVORCE?

If you do choose to get a divorce then you will follow the process from the Divorce Act which is the federal law that deals with how divorces can occur throughout Canada. In the Divorce Act there is only one official reason for a divorce: marriage breakdown. According to this statute, there are 3 ways that marriage breakdown can happen:

1. Separation;

2. Adultery; or

3. b>Cruelty./b>
http://www.slsedmonton.com/family/information-about-divorce/

Cruelty is a specific fault ground for divorce in most of the states that allow fault based divorces. Prior to the introduction of no-fault divorce grounds, cruelty was the most frequently used reason in seeking a divorce.

Whether a spouse has committed the act of cruelty against the other spouse is determined on a case-by-case basis. Cruelty may consist of physical violence; other conduct that endangers the life or safety of the complaining spouse; abusive or derogatory language; neglect; humiliation; threats of violence, etc. A single act of cruelty must generally be extreme to be sufficient for filing a divorce complaint.
http://www.ckcattorneys.com/fault-based-divorce-cruelty/
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lorenab23
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3 +7cruelty
lorenab23
4 +1cruel treatment
reliablewriters
4cruel and abusive treatment
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3brutal treatment - mistreatment
JohnMcDove
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cruel treatment


Explanation:
Other reasons that can be cited in such situations are inhumane or abusive treatment. I think cruel treatment sounds fine, if that is what is in the original document.

reliablewriters
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:02
Native speaker of: English

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agree  Patrice
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brutal treatment - mistreatment


Explanation:
Few more options.

"Cruel, brutal" treatment would be a way to say it.

malos tratos = mistreatment, maltreatment, physical abuse.

Good luck.

JohnMcDove
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cruel and abusive treatment


Explanation:
I thinks it actually refers to something that is a bit more than just cruel, since being cruel is a form of abuse, anyway.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
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cruelty


Explanation:
The legal term in US and Canada is cruelty (Don't know about other English speaking countries). You can find references to cruel and inhuman treatment but it is very dated and not really used by the courts anymore.

Grounds for Divorce: Cruelty
By Kristina Otterstrom, Attorney
Some common examples of cruelty include the following:
•physical attacks on a spouse
•continuous rage, anger, screaming, or yelling at a spouse
•constant belittling or criticizing the other spouse’s abilities, employment, or looks
•publicly flaunting an affair or adulterous relationship
•falsely accusing the other spouse of committing adultery
•failing to tell the other spouse about an acquired sexually transmitted disease, while continuing to maintain sexual relations with spouse, and
•consistently staying away from the marital residence without any explanation.
http://family-law.lawyers.com/divorce/grounds-for-divorce-cr...

What are the grounds for divorce in Texas?

There are 7 grounds (reasons) for divorce in Texas. Only the first ground listed below does not assign fault to either spouse for the break-up of the marriage. The other 6 grounds do require one spouse to blame the other for the divorce.
[...]
2. Cruelty - When your spouse is guilty of "cruel treatment" towards you to the point that it is no longer bearable to continue living together.
http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=200&state_co...

CAN I GET A DIVORCE?

If you do choose to get a divorce then you will follow the process from the Divorce Act which is the federal law that deals with how divorces can occur throughout Canada. In the Divorce Act there is only one official reason for a divorce: marriage breakdown. According to this statute, there are 3 ways that marriage breakdown can happen:

1. Separation;

2. Adultery; or

3. b>Cruelty./b>
http://www.slsedmonton.com/family/information-about-divorce/

Cruelty is a specific fault ground for divorce in most of the states that allow fault based divorces. Prior to the introduction of no-fault divorce grounds, cruelty was the most frequently used reason in seeking a divorce.

Whether a spouse has committed the act of cruelty against the other spouse is determined on a case-by-case basis. Cruelty may consist of physical violence; other conduct that endangers the life or safety of the complaining spouse; abusive or derogatory language; neglect; humiliation; threats of violence, etc. A single act of cruelty must generally be extreme to be sufficient for filing a divorce complaint.
http://www.ckcattorneys.com/fault-based-divorce-cruelty/

lorenab23
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agree  Rachel Fell: not my field field, but... seems right.
35 mins
  -> Thank you Rachel :-)

agree  Robert Carter: Yes, just what I thought on seeing this too.
41 mins
  -> Thank you Robert, saludos :-)

agree  Patrice
1 hr
  -> Thank you!

agree  JohnMcDove: Ah, qué cruel y trapacero es el destiiiino... ;-) Totally on point, Grand Lorena! /.../ Glad to hear it..., I mean, to read it... :-) ¡Buen finde!
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  -> LOL, thank you Johncito, always making me laugh!!!

agree  Charles Davis
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  -> Thank you Charles, un abrazo!

agree  AllegroTrans
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  -> Thank you, saludos!

agree  Clarkalo
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