Assertion: spouse | /r/CapableOf | ask the court
Facets:
value: for special permission
type: PURPOSE
value: after a statutory period of time
type: TEMPORAL
value: to grant a divorce
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: After a statutory period of time that varies by state, your spouse can ask the court to grant him a divorce regardless of your lack of participation.
text: If he doesn't do this, the divorce can't proceed unless he asks the court for special permission to serve you by publication.
text: To obtain a court order, the spouse seeking to enforce the agreement must file a lawsuit against the other spouse and ask the court to find that the other spouse breached the agreement and order him/her to specifically perform his/her duties under the contract.