Reasons for unreasonable behaviour is this enough?

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Hi. DP needs to file for divorce. Ex asked him to leave saying she didn't love him anymore nearly two years ago but really that is all he has for unreasonable behaviour. I don't think that's enough and don't want him to waste the money just for it to be sent back. Has anyone else been successful in divorcing on just this ground? I don't think she will amicably agree to the two years apart which it is in January. I'm struggling with it and just want him to be divorced as it feels like it's coming between us. Any ideas? Experience? Thanks so much x

You don't need "reasons" in the sense that people often think you do. A lawyer told me that a short statement along the lines of not having shared a bedroom for ages, finances separate, agreement on the house, relationship effectively ended and both parties now living apart was more than enough. I've read on here from someone who worked in a family court that it's incredibly rare for the courts to deny permission to divorce and they won't want a long list of miserable crap to read through anyway. Just get your DP to outline the facts over a couple of lines - the marriage is over.

Yes I divorced due to unreasonable behaviour. There's not a list of reasons or some kind of test that you have to pass, its behaviour that you class as unreasonable for you For me it was alcoholism & drug abuse although I gave my solicitor 5 reasons in writing that ranged from never doing any childcare (DS2 was 4 months old when I left) to emotional abuse. Your DP may want to think of specific examples perhaps in the weeks or months leading up to the split.

The ex doesn't have to agree with his reasons or give her permission.

I gave seven reasons for my divorce, this was only two years ago. I had to outline in detail his unreasonable behaviour that had to have happened over time.

The online firm I used sent back my first attempt and made me write more, and at this point I was living with someone else and having their baby after my ex had left years before after he had asked me for a platonic relationship.

I gave six reasons along the lines of "The respondent has not had a sexual relationship with the petitioner since (date) which was distressing for the petitioner", "the respondent has formed several inappropriate relationships with other women which distressed the petitioner", "the respondent refuses to participate in family life which distressed the petitioner", "the respondent hasn't shared a bed with the petitioner since (date) which caused distress to the petitioner".

I filled in the petition myself and the court had no problems with it