Unreasonable Behaviour & divorce

[dripty]

Do I have to give specific reasons/ examples to my solicitor in order to divorce on grounds of unreasonable behaviour?
Can't I just state that DH is emotionally unsopportive?

I think my friend had to list 4 or 5 specific examples of her husband's unreasonable behaviour when she divorced him on those grounds. From memory she included an example of adultery, a violent altercation in front of their child and a couple of others. They were specific events rather than a general issue if that makes sense. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will be along soon.

I used to be a divorce lawyer and always put in a paragraph or two about general background, eg that the Respondent used to be ok but over the years has started ignoring/belittling/hitting/whatever the main problem is.

Then I'd put in 4 or 5 instances of specific behaviours, eg on 1st march 2014 during the course of an argument the Respondent threw a glass at the Petitioner, called her a f*ing bitch and rammed her up against the wall, causing her to fear that he would punch her.

or

On 1st March 2014 the Petitioner returned home to find that the Respondent had drunk half a bottle of vodka and vomited all the way up the stairs. When she tried to rouse him he became aggressive, called her a c**t and went out of the house, not returning until 3rd March.

or for being emotionally unsupportive somehting like

That sort of stuff.

The Respondent has the chance to ask you to tone down or remove particularly inflammatory statements so best to have a couple of extra ones which you don't mind taking out to make him feel that he's had a bit of a say.

Sorr, for emotionally unsupportive, for example,

The Petitioner has had [insert problem, eg serious illness, bullied at work, close relative dying] and has needed emotional support and help from the Respondent. He has not offered any support at all, instead focussing on the fact that he has had to make his own meals whilst the petitioner was [in hospital/going through the grievance procedure/visiting sick relative/suffering the bereavement of her relative] and telling her to stop moaning when she raised the subject.

Your solicitor will ask you for as much info as possible and will then whittle it down to the level the court will want to see, but without inflaming the respondent.

I am currently divorcing h fir unreasonable behaviour and had to give examples. E.g. He hit me, he would get angry about xyz and shout at me. That kind ofthing