Grounds for Divorce In Utah

The grounds for seeking a divorce in Utah are as follows:

• Adultery committed by the respondent subsequent to marriage
• Impotency of the respondent at the time of marriage
• Willful desertion of the petitioner by the respondent for more than one year
• Willful neglect of the respondent to provide for the petitioner the common necessaries of life
• Habitual drunkenness of the respondent
• Conviction of the respondent for a felony
• Cruel treatment of the petitioner by the respondent to the extent of causing bodily injury or great mental distress to the petitioner
• Incurable insanity
• When the husband and wife have lived separately under a decree of separate maintenance of any state for three consecutive years without cohabitation
• Irreconcilable differences of the marriage

A divorce based on irreconcilable differences of the marriage can mean a multitude of things, but ultimately it means that there is no reasonable hope that the marriage can continue.  In a case of divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, the court may approve or reject a marital settlement agreement of the spouses.  Standard financial disclosure forms may be required to be filed.

Reference: Utah Code § 30-3-1