Reasons for divorce

[mytimewillcome]

I've started filling in divorce papers. We've been separated for 3 and a half years. When filling in divorce papers are you supposed to list the reasons for divorce on a separate page? There isn't much space.

Can you include behaviour after the marriage broke up and can you include the behaviour of members of their family and any court orders between them and me in my favour?

The guidance states you should give details of the behaviour or course of behaviour with examples including dates including the most recent and states about six should be enough. It's the unreasonable behaviour of your spouse that is being looked at so if he did nothing to prevent his relatives from doing x when he knew about it, etc then that would seem more relevant.

Have you tried writing a list of everything on a separate piece of paper? Then leave it for while and read through it again. Add anything you've missed then pick out the most ones.

If you've been separated for more than 2 years and you both consent to a divorce, you don't need to go into detail. If your husband doesn't consent then yes, you need to list unreasonable behaviour.

In which case though the OP would not be citing unreasonable as the ground for divorce; she'd be stating two years' separation

No that's right wow, the "no fault" route is only available where the parties consent and have been separated for 2 years. As I said, if that's not the case then you have to go down the unreasonable behaviour route. But if the OP has been separated for 3.5years, then presumably reconciliation is unlikely and its worth asking her husband if he'd consent to a divorce.

Yes I asked for consent and as I have a restraining order against him he said I have to go to court to ask them if he can speak about it (He can only talk to me about child related matters). That in itself I think is unreasonable behaviour. Thanks Wow that's very helpful. So I don't include any evidence like photos? I have a lot of evidence.

You can't add evidence like photos - it's just written at this stage. State you have a restraining order against him and why in your list.

They're just looking for a few examples, things such as
'the respondent refuses to discuss the problems in out marriage.'
'By way of example on Nov 10th he turned the TV up when I tried to discuss our relationship.' Just 5 or 6 examples is enough - they're
really not interested in chapter and verse.
And don't include anything about the children. Have a look at wikidivorce
site/forum too, it's very helpful.

Thank you both. This is very helpful. I will look at Wikidivorce.