Grounds For Divorce in Ohio

Both fault-based and no-fault grounds for divorce are recognized in the state of Ohio. No-fault grounds for divorce in Ohio include living separate and without cohabitation for at least one year and incompatibility (unless denied by either party).

Fault-based grounds for divorce in Ohio are bigamy, abandonment for one year, adultery, cruelty, habitual drunkenness, gross neglect of duty, and imprisonment of the spouse at the time of filing for divorce.