What are the recognized grounds for divorce in New Jersey?
New Jersey law allows for no fault divorces based upon the parties having lived separate and apart without cohabitation for an uninterrupted period of eighteen (18) months or irreconcilable differences which have caused the breakdown of the marriage for a period of six months and which make it appear that the marriage should be dissolved and that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. Other general grounds upon which a divorce may be obtained are: 1. Adultery; 2. Willful and continued desertion for one year; 3. Extreme cruelty; 4. Drug/alcohol addiction; 5. Institutionalization for mental illness for 2 or more years; 6. Imprisonment for 18 months or more; and, 7.
