DIVORCE PROCEDURE

Grounds

A divorce may be applied for if the marriage has irretrievably broken down, which is proved by one of five facts (or grounds) : 

a) Adultery - That the respondent has committed adultery and the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent. 

b) Unreasonable behaviour - That the responded has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent. 

c) 2 year's desertion - That the respondent has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition. 

d) 2 year's separation with consent - That the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least 2 years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition and the respondent consents to the decree being granted. 

e) 5 year's separation - That the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least 5 years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition.