Nova Scotia Divorce Law
What are the grounds for divorce in Nova Scotia?

The Divorce Act is a federal law made by the Parliament of Canada, administered equally across all provinces and territories. Only the superior court of each province has jurisdiction to deal with a Petition for Divorce.

The Act stipulates the sole grounds for divorce as marital breakdown, and provides for three basic ways for proving it under Nova Scotia divorce law:

1. You and your spouse have been separated for one year. This is certainly the easiest to prove, and is by far the most commonly used ground for divorce. You can initiate divorce proceedings at any time after you've separated, according to Nova Scotia divorce law; the Divorce Judgment will be granted some time after the 12 months of separation are complete. The period of separation must be uninterrupted, except that the Act allows for periods of attempted reconciliation lasting for 90 days or less; such periods don't "reset the clock" on your separation. However, if you live together for 91 days or more and then re-separate, the 12-month cycle starts again.
   
   The reason for your separation doesn't matter; all that matters is that you are in fact separated. Note that it's possible to deem yourselves as "living separate and apart " while within the same dwelling, although this is more difficult to prove. You must be living entirely independent lives -- each doing your own cooking, laundry, and home maintenance for example -- and, of course, not sharing the same bed.

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