Divorce – reasons

Hi all I gave a snipet of his abusive behaviour. I stated how he controlled snd isolated me from friends how he said the only way we would be happy is if I agreed to leave my family forever. I also put examples of how he made my family life difficult with my family. The Solicitor said it was sufficient for proving unreasonable behaviour. Talked about how he was verbally abusive to my parents. The Solicitor basically noted all these examples when I saw her at the beginning. Also, she got me to check over it to make sure I was happy before it went to his Solicitor. Good luck! Xxxx

You don’t need to write a dissertation, four or five examples of behaviour are more than enough. These don’t need to be overly descriptive either; something like ‘Partner repeatedly used offensive language’ is sufficient.
Id kept a diary for a numbers of months so just sent my solicitor a list of dates and events and they pieced together the final petition statement.
There really aren’t any rules on what is classed as unreasonable.

Exactly. Mine had clear examples around 4 I would say which showed that his behaviour wasn’t the behaviour of a man in a healthy relationship with his wife. I would say it needs to be something that can be real aloud in no more than a few minutes. The judge basically needs to see why you want a divorce and he/she do not need chapter and verse they just need an overview of what happened. You would be surprised what you remember when you talk to the Solicitor the examples just come to you. Also, the particulars are contained in a small box on the form so there isn’t the opportunity to say too much as it will not allow you too. Any problems if you’re struggling speak to your Solicitor and I am sure she will help xxxx