What are the grounds for a divorce in the District of Columbia?
There are only two grounds for divorce in the District of Columbia. Both are so-called no-fault grounds that is, a party does not have to prove that his spouse did something wrong (for example, committed adultery) to get a divorce. The two grounds are voluntary separation for six months, or separation for a year. The difference between the two is that with the former, the couple must agree to separate that is, the separation must be voluntary. With the second ground, the couple does not have to agree to separate; one person can unilaterally decide to separate from the other.
