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To start divorce proceedings you need to
establish:
- You have been married for more than a year
- The English Court has the jurisdiction to
divorce you
- Your marriage has "irretrievably broken down"
supported by one of five facts below.
The five facts are:
Your husband/wife has had sex with another person of the opposite
sex and you find you cannot live with him/her anymore. You cannot
divorce on the basis of your own adultery.
Your husband/wife has behaved in a way that it is unreasonable to
expect you to continue to live together. Behaviour can be unpleasant
verbal abuse such as name calling, a suspicion of an affair, lack of
sexual relationship or more serious behaviour such as violence.
Your husband/wife has deserted you for a period of two years or
more. For example, your husband left you a note saying "I'm leaving
you".
You have been separated for two years and your husband/wife will
agree to the divorce.
- Separation for five years
You have been separated for five years.
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