At present under English Law, whilst the main
ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, you have to cite one of five facts to support that. This involves you having to say something about the other party’s behaviour or tell the court about any new relationship they have. If you can’t or don’t wish to do that, you have to separate and wait a period of two years (with the consent of the other party) or five years if they don’t consent.