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- Arizona recognizes what is termed a "covenant marriage," which is presumably a higher standard of marriage. The grounds for dissolution of a covenant marriage are the following:
- Adultery
- Conviction of a felony which mandates imprisonment or death
- Abandonment for over 1 year
- Commission of domestic violence against spouse, child, or relative
- Living separately and continuously and without reconciliation for over 2 years
- Living separately for over 1 year after a legal separation is obtained.
- Habitual use of drugs or alcohol
- Both spouses agree to dissolution
- Arizona divorce rate is around 64%.
- Arizona's divorce rate is above the national average.
- One of the "Bible Belt" states that has the highest divorce rates.
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