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==What are the grounds for getting a divorce?== | ==What are the grounds for getting a divorce?== | ||
The ''Divorce Act'' applies to all divorces in Canada, whether you were married in Canada or elsewhere. Under the Divorce Act, the only reason required for a divorce order is “marriage breakdown”. There are three basis on which marriage breakdown can be shown to have occurred: | The ''Divorce Act'' applies to all divorces in Canada, whether you were married in Canada or elsewhere. Under the ''Divorce Act'', the only reason required for a divorce order is “marriage breakdown”. There are three basis on which marriage breakdown can be shown to have occurred: | ||
*the spouses are separated and have lived separate and apart for at least one year, | *the spouses are separated and have lived separate and apart for at least one year, | ||
*one spouse has committed adultery which the other spouse did not approve of or accept, or | *one spouse has committed adultery which the other spouse did not approve of or accept, or | ||
