What are the grounds for a divorce, also called a “dissolution of marriage?
California follows the “no-fault divorce” concept. In other words, in California, a dissolution of marriage can be granted if the court finds there to be “irreconcilable differences” that have caused an irrevocable breakdown of the marriage. In effect, this means that if a married person wants to end their marriage, that person can do so, even if the other spouse does not want to end it.
