The divorce rate in Wisconsin has been consistently lower than the national rate for more than 80 years. For the 12 months ending in July 2006, the provisional United States divorce rate was 3.6.
The total number of Wisconsin divorces that occurred in 2006 was 50 percent of the total number of Wisconsin marriages that occurred.
The only ground for no-fault divorce in Wisconsin is: irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
The parties may mutually consent to the marriage being irretrievably broken, or if the parties must have lived separate and apart for at least 1 year without cohabitation.
If the parties have not voluntarily lived apart for at least 1 year immediately prior to commencement of the action and if only one party has stated under oath or affirmation that the marriage is irretrievably broken, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including the circumstances that gave rise to filing the petition and the prospect of reconciliation.
