General
Grounds For Applying For Divorce In Nigeria
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- If the respondent confirms an allegation of being guilty of extra marital affairs (adultery); thus, the petitioner now sees the respondent as detestable and unbearable to live with.
- The respondent is absent from the petitioner for a period of at least 7 years, that the latter can conclude the former is dead.
- In a situation when the respondent abandoned the petitioner for an extended period of at least 1 year before the petition was presented in the law court.
- Both parties have lived apart for an extended period of a minimum of 2 years preceding the presentation of the petition. If they are living separately, they are treated as living apart.

- Another strong criterion the law court counts valid is three years of abandonment by the respondent.
- Respondent has failed to agree with restitution of conjugal rights under the Marriage Causes Act (MCA).
- When the respondent behaved in an unreasonable manner (e.g. physically abusive, etc.) with the petitioner to cause disdain or fear on the latter.
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