What are the grounds for Judicial Separation?
An application for a Judicial Separation must be based on one of the following six grounds: One party has behaved in such a way that it would be unreasonable to expect the other spouse to continue to live with them. One party has committed adultery One party has deserted the other for at least one year at the time of the application The parties have lived apart from one another for one year up to the time of the application and both parties agree to the decree being granted The parties have lived apart from one another for at least three years at the time of the application for the decree (whether or not both parties agree to the decree being granted) The court considers that a normal marital relationship has not existed between the spouses for at least one year before the date of the application for the decree. The last is by far the most common ground on which the decree is granted, as neither party has to be shown as being at fault. How can I get more information and advice? . You c
