Applications for Divorce

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Applications for Divorce

In any application for divorce, the court can only grant an order provided the following grounds are met:


• The spouses have lived apart from one another for a period of at least four years during the previous five years immediately prior to the institution of proceedings.


• There is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation between the spouses.


• Proper provision has been made for all the parties and all dependent members of the family.