Ten Grounds For Divorce In Connecticut

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In Connecticut, you only need to prove an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage to obtain a divorce.  In the event you wish to allege another ground, there are ten (10) grounds for divorce listed in Connecticut General Statutes §46b-40.  These ten grounds are:

1. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage;

2. Living apart due to incompatibility for a continuous period of 18 months and there is no prospect of reconciliation;

3. Adultery;

4. Fraudulent contract;

5. Willful desertion for one year;

6. Seven years’ absence;

7. Habitual intemperance;

8. Intolerable cruelty;

9. Sentence to imprisonment for life or the commission of any infamous crime involving a violation of conjugal duty and punishable by imprisonment for a period in excess of one year;

10. Legal confinement in a hospital or institution because of mental illness.

The court may enter a dissolution of a marriage upon a finding that any of the above has occurred.

For a general overview about divorce, please refer to our four part series of articles on the Flaherty Legal Group Blog titled "DIVORCE: Basics - Money - Process - Parenting".  

Attorney Pamela Magnano practices Divorce and Family Law with Attorney James Flaherty 

and Attorney Sandi Girolamo at Flaherty Legal Group in West Hartford, CT.