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Which one of the following cases decided by the Supreme Court is related to 'mental cruelty'?

Dastane is the Supreme Court authority among these choices dealing with matrimonial cruelty, including psychological harm and the civil standard of proof. Its original…

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Which one of the following cases decided by the Supreme Court is related to 'mental cruelty'?

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Dastane is the Supreme Court authority among these choices dealing with matrimonial cruelty, including psychological harm and the civil standard of proof. Its original dispute concerned judicial separation under the then statutory text, so the case should not be misdescribed as applying a later divorce provision at the date of its 1975 decision.

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