When can a divorce be granted?

When can a divorce be granted?

• A. After one year on the grounds that the union has irretrievably broken down for one of five reasons: unreasonable behaviour, adultery, separation for two or five years, and desertion.
• B. After six months upon mutual agreement
• C. Immediately upon filing
• D. Only after mediation fails

Answer: (A)

In this area, you must show irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, and you can only petition after you have been married for at least one year. The divorce can proceed if you prove one of five facts: unreasonable behaviour, adultery, desertion, or by showing separation for two years with the other spouse’s consent, or five years if there is no consent. That combination—one year’s minimum marriage duration plus one of those five grounds—is why the correct option is the best fit. The other choices misstate the timing or the process: you don’t get a divorce after six months by mutual agreement, you don’t obtain it immediately upon filing, and mediation isn’t a mandatory precondition for divorce under this framework.

In this area, you must show irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, and you can only petition after you have been married for at least one year. The divorce can proceed if you prove one of five facts: unreasonable behaviour, adultery, desertion, or by showing separation for two years with the other spouse’s consent, or five years if there is no consent. That combination—one year’s minimum marriage duration plus one of those five grounds—is why the correct option is the best fit. The other choices misstate the timing or the process: you don’t get a divorce after six months by mutual agreement, you don’t obtain it immediately upon filing, and mediation isn’t a mandatory precondition for divorce under this framework.