Monday, 6 May 2013

Legal Grounds for Divorce in the United Kingdom


Divorce allows a couple to separate because of certain conflicts from the relationship that changed the entire arrangement. However, the UK legislation allows only a number of legal grounds for legal divorce in the country. Here are some of them.


1.     Unreasonable Behaviour
If your partner behaves in a way that you cannot reasonably live with him or her normally, you could file a divorce. As the petitioner, you will need to set out a number of allegations that prove your partner has unreasonable behaviour. In an undefended divorce, a partner focusing too much time on a career, having no common interests or a different social life are sufficient reasons for divorce.

2.     Adultery
If your partner commits sexual intercourse with another person of the opposite sex and you find it intolerable, it can be a grounds for divorce. Sexual liaison with other women, wherein no sexual intercourse occurred between the two parties, has unreasonable behaviour than adultery as an option for divorce.

3.     Years Separated
If a married couple had been separated for more than two years, with the consent of two parties, you could get a divorce. If the separation is more than five years, you don’t need to have your partner consent to the divorce.


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