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What Does It Take for a Marriage to Become Irretrievably Broken?
In Florida, no grounds for divorce are required other than the fact that the marriage must be irretrievably broken.. As a matter of fact, you can find this provision under Florida Statutes 61.043, which indicates that all one need do in a petition for dissolution of marriage is to assert that the marriage is irretrievably broken. No other grounds are required.
Over the years, I have had many people tell me that their “spouse has abandoned them”, or “deserted them”, or engaged in “acts of either mental or physical cruelty against them”. They want a divorce and want to know if these are sufficient grounds.
The reality of the situation is that all of these reasons, although valid reasons to seek a divorce, are not a prerequisite or requirement for obtaining a divorce. All one need do is to allege that the marriage is “irretrievably broken.”
What makes one couple’s marriage broken may be very different than for another couple. Sometimes people grow apart; sometimes they engage in mental abuse, and sometimes….
Well, you decide. Is the victim of a knife wielding spouse involved in a marriage which you would consider to be irretrievably broken? This was a story recently reported in the Huffington Post. Check it out!