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In many states, separating couples don’t need a reason to file for a divorce. However, they do need to choose a legal reason or a “grounds” for the intended divorce that would explain the situation. There are two grounds for divorce: “no fault” and “fault.”
A fault divorce is one in which one spouse is essentially responsible for terminating the marriage. Fault grounds can include such reasons like cruelty and abuse, desertion, adultery, drug and alcohol abuse, etc.
Divorce on the grounds of no fault means that while the marriage is broken and cannot be repaired, neither party was at fault. In many states, a no fault grounds for divorce can be filed under “irreconcilable difference” or “irretrievable breakdown” of marriage.
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