What "reasons" do I need to start a divorce case?
Unlike some other states, for most marriages Arizona
does not require that one of the spouses prove blame or responsibility in order
to end the marriage. Under Arizona law, the only question for the court is
whether the marriage is "irretrievably broken," meaning that there is
no reasonable chance that the spouses want to keep the marriage together. If
you have a covenant marriage (see Covenant Marriage under the subtopic Other
Family Issues), however, under state law the court cannot grant a divorce
unless certain things such as adultery, abandonment, physical abuse or regular
substance abuse are proven or unless both spouses agree that the marriage
should end. (The reasons for ending a covenant marriage are listed in section
25-903, Arizona Revised Statutes.)
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