New York has six grounds for divorce: Cruel and inhuman treatment, adultery, abandonment for a full year or more, imprisonment for three years or more, living separately for one year under a separation judgment granted by a Court, or living apart for one year under a separation agreement, that allows the parties to convert the judgment or agreement into a final judgment of divorce.

Michigan is a "no-fault" state. The court has the power to grant a divorce regardless of who did what to whom. The issue of fault may play a role, however, in the court’s decision regarding child custody, property rights and spousal support. See similar questions...

Either party, at the time of the contract, was and still is naturally impotent and incapable of procreation; Either party has knowingly entered into a second marriage, in violation of a previous marriage, still subsisting; Willful or malicious desertion or absence of either party, without a reasonable cause, for one (1) whole year; Being convicted of a crime which, by the laws of the state, is declared to be a felony, and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary; Refusal, on the part of a sp. See similar questions...

In the State of Florida, one spouse does not have to specific grounds for a divorce. Florida has "no fault" divorce, making it unnecessary to prove cruelty, adultery, or abandonment to obtain a divorce. The typical grounds are “irreconcilable differences” with your spouse. See similar questions...

There are eight grounds for an absolute divorce in Maryland: adultery, desertion, voluntary one year separation, criminal conviction, two year separation, insanity, cruelty, and excessively vicious conduct. There are four grounds for a limited divorce: cruelty, excessively conduct, desertion, and voluntary separation. See similar questions...

The fastest you can complete a divorce in Texas is 61 days. The DivorceWriter documents and instructions allow you to complete your divorce as quickly as is legally possible. See similar questions...

Note: The general instructions presented here are for informational purposes, you will receive detailed easy-to-follow guidelines for filing your Texas divorce with your purchase. Bring the Filing Fee AND three signed copies of your Original Petition for Divorce to the Clerk's office. The Clerk will keep one copy of your Petition and will "file stamp" your other two copies showing the date and time you filed your petition. See similar questions...

The Georgia statutes list thirteen grounds for divorce. Most divorces are granted on the no-fault grounds that the marriage is irretrievably broken. The twelve other fault grounds may be found in O.C.G.A.§19-5-3. See similar questions...

Willful and continued desertion for 12 or more months. Either physical desertion or refusal to have sexual relations with the other spouse may establish this cause. Extreme cruelty, including any physical or mental cruelty that endangers your safety or health, or which makes continued living together improper or unreasonable. See similar questions...

New York has six grounds for divorce. Four of the "grounds" are based on the "fault" of one of the spouses. These are cruel and inhuman treatment, abandonment for one or more years, imprisonment for three or more years, and adultery. The two other grounds enable you to obtain a "no-fault" divorce. The spouse seeking the divorce must substantially comply with the provisions of the separation judgment or separation agreement. See similar questions...

Missouri provides for limited "no fault" dissolution of marriage, allowing the petitioner to allege merely "irreconcilable differences" as grounds for dissolution of the marriage. The petitioner is typically not required to plead "fault" unless the other party denies the allegation of irreconcilable differences. See similar questions...

Although fault must be proven in court to establish grounds for divorce, it is not considered when determining issues of property division or awards of maintenance. In other words, marital misconduct is irrelevant. The only time it is considered by the court, is when one spouse has dissipated marital assets (e.g., spouse spent marital funds for purposes unrelated to the marriage at a time of an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage). See similar questions...