Currently, if you want a divorce, you have to show your spouse is at fault in some way, such as they have committed adultery or behaved unreasonably. We don’t have the ground of “irreconcilable differences” as in America. However, that is soon to change and a new divorce law is due to come into effect in the Autumn of 2021. The ground for divorce now is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably, proved by showing your spouse is at fault but when the new law comes into effect, you will just have to file a statement saying the marriage has broken down irretrievably. You will then have to wait for six months before the divorce is made final. This may seem a long time but it is surely better than the unpleasantness caused by detailing incidents of behaviour of your spouse which often makes the unhappy breakdown of the marriage even more bitter. It will also give the chance to sort out other issues arising from the breakdown of the marriage like arrangements for the children and financial matters