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People often talk about different grounds for divorce, like adultery or desertion, but there is only one ground for divorce in Singapore, and that is the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. The law defines four scenarios called facts. These facts are not standalone but are used to prove the ground for divorce: the marriage has irretrievably broken down. There are plans to change the law in Singapore so that divorce...

There is only one basis on which to obtain a divorce in Singapore: the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. Couples may talk about grounds for divorce, like adultery or unreasonable behaviour, but these are all different ways of demonstrating the same thing, that being, the marriage has irretrievably broken down. They are not separate grounds for divorce. The process is straightforward, providing specific eligibility criteria are met. There is a...