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Under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' there is really only one reason why you can apply for a divorce order, ''marriage breakdown''. Under s. 8 of the act, there are three reasons why marriage breakdown may have occurred: | Under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' there is really only one reason why you can apply for a divorce order, ''marriage breakdown''. Under s. 8 of the act, there are three reasons why marriage breakdown may have occurred: | ||
#the intentional separation of the spouses for at least one year | #the intentional separation of the spouses for at least one year, | ||
#the adultery of a spouse | #the adultery of a spouse, and, | ||
#one spouse's treatment of the other with such mental or physical cruelty that it is impossible to continue the marriage. | #one spouse's treatment of the other with such mental or physical cruelty that it is impossible to continue the marriage. | ||
