Each state has unique grounds in which a divorce may be granted by the court. When choosing the grounds for your divorce, you should always remember that you must have sufficient proof to the court that your marital situation warrants a divorce by the grounds you are requesting the divorce to be granted.

Grounds for Filing: The Complaint for Divorce must declare the appropriate Washington D.C. grounds upon which the divorce is being sought. The appropriate lawful ground will be that which the parties agree upon and can substantiate, or that which the filing spouse desires to prove to the court. The divorce grounds are as follows:

A divorce will be granted by the court on the following grounds:

(1) Mutual voluntary separation without cohabitation for 6 months;

(2) living separate and apart without cohabitation for 1 year. Living separate and apart may be accomplished under the same roof, if the spouses do not share bed or food.

(District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 904, 905, 906)

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