Carambat v. Carambat: In this case, the court accepted the evidence that the husband had been using drugs for a long time as a ground for divorce.
By Laura Morgan, Family Law Consultant
Evidence that husband began smoking marijuana at age 14 and that use continued to age 55, together with husband’s admission that drug use was habitual and frequent, supported finding of habitual use of opium, morphine, or other like a drug, as a ground for divorce.
Laura Morgan is a Family Law Consultant. Laura is available for consultation, brief writing and research on family law issues throughout the country. She can be reached through her website. www.famlawconsult.com
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