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Divorce: where do I stand?

Irish divorce has one core timing requirement: living apart for at least two of the previous three years. This page is private, nothing is recorded, and it gives you a quiet first answer.

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Three questions

Living apart can include living separate lives under the same roof.

Any long spells back together since?
Is at least one of you living in Ireland?
A first answer

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General guidance for 2026. Private to this page: nothing entered here is stored or sent. The court must also be satisfied that proper provision is made for both spouses and any dependent children.

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Worth knowing

Time is one part of it.

Proper provision

The court must be satisfied that proper provision is made for both spouses and any dependent children. That is where preparation, and good advice, matter most.

Not there yet on time?

Mediation and a separation agreement are available now, and much of the work does not wait for the two years to pass. Most of the groundwork can start today.

Not married?

Common law marriage does not exist here. Couples who live together have a different, narrower set of rights, and a separate guide on this site explains where they stand.

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One quiet conversation, your options laid out plainly, no pressure to take any step.

Ring the office Read the family guide Living together, not married