Grounds for Divorce

What are grounds for divorce in Illinois?

There are several grounds for divorce. They include, but are not limited to:

1. Extreme and repeated mental cruelty
2. Extreme and repeated physical cruelty
3. Adultery
4. Desertion
5. Habitual drunkenness
6. Conviction of a felony or other infamous crime
7. Party has infected the other with a sexually transmitted disease
8. Irreconcilable differences

What are Irreconcilable Differences?
Irreconcilable differences are differences that have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The court determines that efforts at reconciliation have failed and that future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the parties. Further, that the parties have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of two years prior to the entry of judgment. That the parties may stipulate in writing to waive the two year separation requirement and instead choose the six month separation period.