What are the recognized grounds for divorce in Pennsylvania?
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania permits divorces to be granted upon the following grounds: 1. Willful and malicious desertion for a period of one or more years; 2. Adultery; 3. Cruel and barbarous treatment which endangered the life or health of the innocent spouse; 4. Bigamy; 5. Imprisonment for two or more years; 6. Indignities to the innocent spouse as to render that spouse’s condition intolerable and life burdensome; 7. Institutionalization in mental institution for at least 18 months; and, 8. Irretrievable breakdown.
