Reasons for divorce in New Jersey

There are multiple grounds for divorce in the state of New Jersey which include:

• Adultery.
• Willful desertion for a term of at least 12 months. This is established by proof that the parties are no longer cohabitating as man and wife.
• Extreme cruelty. This may include both physical and mental cruelty, which can endanger the safety or health of the plaintiff or make it unreasonable to expect the plaintiff to continue living with the defendant. In this case, the divorce cannot be filed until after three months from the date of the last act of cruelty.
• Separation with no prospect of reconciliation for at least 18 months.
• Voluntary induced addiction to a narcotic drug or habitual drunkenness for a period of 12 or more months.
• Institutionalization for mental illness for 24 or more consecutive months.
• Imprisonment of the defendant for 18 or more months after marriage, provided where the action is not commenced until after release and the parties do not resume cohabitation.
• Deviant sexual conduct, performed by the defendant, without the consent of the plaintiff.
• Irreconcilable differences, which are causing breakdown of marriage for six months or more, with no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.