Fast FAQs

What do I need to prove to get a divorce?

You need to show that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. You do this by establishing any one of the following:

• Adultery.
• Unreasonable behaviour.
• Desertion (for at least two years).
• Two years' separation and agreement from both spouses to the divorce.
• Five years' separation.

Incompatibility or "irreconcilable differences" are not acceptable grounds for divorce. However, in these circumstances it may be possible to establish unreasonable behaviour, eg by failing to adequately respond to a spouse's emotional needs.

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