Grounds for Divorce in England-UK Divorce Law.

DIVORCE IN ENGLAND - UK DIVORCE LAW. Divorce in England & Wales

Grounds for divorce in U.K.

You must show there are good reasons for ending your marriage.

You can give 5 grounds for a divorce:

1. Adultery

Your husband or wife had sex with someone else of the opposite sex, and you can no longer bear to live with them.

You can’t give adultery as a reason if you lived with your husband or wife for 6 months after you found out about it.

2. Unreasonable behaviour

Your husband or wife behaved so badly that you can no longer bear to live with them.

This could include:

·         physical violence

·         verbal abuse, eg insults or threats

·         drunkenness or drug-taking

·         refusing to pay for housekeeping

3. Desertion

Your husband or wife has left you:

·         without your agreement

·         without a good reason

·         to end your relationship

·         for more than 2 years in the past 2½ years

You can still claim desertion if you have lived together for up to a total of 6 months in this period.

4. You have lived apart for more than 2 years

You can get a divorce if you’ve lived apart for more than 2 years and both agree to the divorce.

Your husband or wife must agree in writing.

5. You have lived apart for more than 5 years

Living apart for more than 5 years is usually enough to get a divorce, even if your husband or wife disagrees with the divorce.