To obtain a Utah divorce, either spouse must have been resident of Utah (or a member of the Armed Forces stationed in Utah) and a resident of the county where the divorce is filed for more than 3 months immediately prior to filing.

Utah Divorce Grounds

The grounds for a Utah divorce are:

• irreconcilable differences of the marriage;

• living separate and apart without cohabitation for 3 years under a judicial decree of separation;

• impotence;

• adultery;

• conviction of a felony;

• willful desertion for 1 year;

• cruel and inhuman treatment;

• willful neglect;

• incurable insanity; and

• habitual intemperance (drunkenness).

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