Family Law Act 2019: Parts 1 & 2 came in to force yesterday: 1st Dec 2019

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https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/birth_family_relationships/separation_and_divorce/divorce_decrees.html
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Full act here
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https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/act/2019/37/eng/enacted/a3719.pdf
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"..Before a court can grant a divorce, the following conditions must be met:

The couple must have been living apart from one another for at least 2 out of the previous 3 years before the application is made. Before 1 December 2019, this was 4 out of the previous 5 years. The Family Law Act 2019 also provides a new definition of the term ‘living apart’ (see ‘Living apart’ below).
There must be no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.
Proper arrangements must have been made or will be made for the spouse and any dependent members of the family such as children and other relatives.
Living apart

The Family Law Act 2019 provides a definition of ‘living apart’ to give certainty to the interpretation of the term in the Irish courts. It clarifies that spouses who live in the same home as one another are considered to be living apart if the spouses are not living together as a couple in an intimate and committed relationship. The Act also sets out that a relationship does not cease to be an intimate relationship merely because the relationship is no longer sexual in nature..."