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Do there have to be grounds for a divorce in Ohio?

In Ohio we have both a "no-fault" and "fault" grounds for divorce.

The "no-fault" grounds include "incompatibility" and "living separate and apart without cohabitation for one year".

There are nine "fault" grounds in Ohio.

  • another spouse living at the same time of marriage (bigamy)
  • willful absence of a party from the marital home for one year
  • adultery
  • extreme cruelty
  • fraudulent contract
  • gross neglect of duty
  • habitual drunkenness
  • imprisonment of the adverse party in a state or federal institution at the time of filing
  • an out-of-state divorce