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- The person submitting a Petition for divorce is called the "Petitioner" and the person being sued for divorce by the Petitioner is called the "Respondent"
- In order to submit a Petition for divorce to the Royal Court, either (a) the parties to the marriage must be domiciled in the Island when proceedings begin or (b) one of the parties must be habitually resident for a whole period of twelve months before proceedings are begun
- The parties must have been married for three years prior to submitting the Petition for divorce
The grounds for a divorce are:
- During the marriage the Respondent has committed adultery and the Petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the Respondent
- The Respondent has deserted the Petitioner without cause for at least two years
- The Respondent's behaviour is such that the Petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the Respondent
- The Respondent is incurably of unsound mind and been under treatment continuously for five years
- The parties have lived apart continuously for at least one year and the respondent consents to a divorce
- The Respondent is imprisoned for life or a term of at least fifteen years
- The parties have lived apart continuously for at least two years
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