Ending a marriage.
Adultery.
A court may grant a divorce if one of the
partners has committed adultery and the
other partner finds it intolerable to
continue living with her/him. The decision
that it is intolerable must be made within
six months of the adultery taking place. A
woman who is raped has not committed
adultery but a man who commits rape has.
The court will need evidence of the
adultery, for example, dates, and will only
grant the divorce if it is satisfied that
adultery has occurred and that the other
partner could no longer live with the
adulterer.
If the divorce is undefended, the court
will usually only need statements and
details. If the divorce is defended, then
proof will be necessary and this may be
difficult and expensive.