Grounds for Divorce and Annulment (ON)

Summary

This practice note sets out the capacity required to marry and divorce. It discusses the grounds for divorce including the three methods of proving to the courts that a breakdown of marriage occurred. It outlines and explains the four items that are bars to a divorce, as well as the degree to which the court has discretion to grant divorce in each circumstance. Finally, it distinguishes between an annulment of marriage and divorce and explains when annulments are sought and the defects that an individual must demonstrate in order to receive an annulment of marriage.