Family & Matrimonial
Matrimonial Causes
We represent clients in the following matrimonial areas:-
- Divorce Application*
- Custody; Access
- Maintenance; Ancillary Relief
- Property Adjustment
- Wardship; Guardianship
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Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage must be established before a petition or joint application for divorce can be filed. Evidence of such breakdown is demonstrated by proof of any of the following conditions:
- Adultery
- Unreasonable behavior
- Abandonment and desertion for a continuous period of at least one year
- Separation for a continuous period of at least one year (if both parties consent to the divorce)
- Separation for a continuous period of two years (if the divorce is contested or when the spouse is missing)