Legal Grounds for Divorce: Unreasonable Behaviour 离婚的法律依据: 不合理行为

To show that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, one of the most commonly relied on reason is the unreasonable behaviour of the other spouse. The term ‘Unreasonable Behaviour’ is very broad. “Unreasonable Behaviour” is also the preferred ground of divorce if one is unable to legally fulfill the requirements of adultery.

What is Unreasonable Behaviour?

It is consider “Unreasonable Behaviour” when you can show that the other spouse has behaved in such a manner that you cannot be reasonably expected to live with him/her.  The Court will rely on the tests below in determining “Unreasonable Behaviour”.

• First, it is a subjective test of whether you find it intolerable to live with the other spouse. Do note that the reasonableness of the other spouse’s attitude is not relevant. The fact that you find it intolerable means that you have satisfied the subjective test.

• Second, the court will also use an objective test by taking into account the personalities and character traits of both parties and determine whether you can reasonably be expected to live with the other spouse.

What are the more common examples of Unreasonable Behaviour?

Here is a list of some examples that have been established in case law:

• your spouse playing his/her handphone games and does not spend enough time with you;

• improper association with another person such as your spouse spending many hours outside of the home with that person;

• domestic violence;

• refusal to contribute to household expenses;

• gambling;

• too many sexual demands; and

• refusal to spend time with you and your family (including your children) quoting that he/she is busy with no legitimate reason.

If your spouse’s unreasonable behaviour has come to a point where you do not think that you can carry on with the marriage, enquire with us at +658780-2499 on whether it is plausible for you to rely on unreasonable behaviour.

为了证明婚姻已经无可挽回地破裂，最常依赖的理由之一是配偶另一方的不合理行为。“不合理行为”一词非常广泛。“不合理行为”也是离婚的首选理由，如果一个人无法合法地满足通奸的要求。

什么是不合理行为？

当您能证明另一方配偶的行为方式无法合理地期望您与他/她一起生活时，则被视为“不合理行为”。 法院将依据以下测试来确定“不合理行为”。

• 首先，这是对你是否觉得与另一方配偶一起生活无法忍受的主观测试。请注意，配偶另一方态度的合理性无关紧要。你觉得它无法忍受的事实意味着你已经满足了主观测试。

• 其次，法院还将使用客观测试，考虑双方的个性和性格特征，并确定您是否可以合理地期望与另一方配偶一起生活。

不合理行为的常见例子有哪些？

以下是判例法中已建立的一些示例的列表：

• 您的配偶玩他/她的手机游戏并且没有花足够的时间与您在一起;

• 与他人的不当联系，例如您的配偶与该人一起在家外度过许多小时;

• 家庭暴力;

• 拒绝为家庭开支做出贡献;

• 赌博;

• 太多的性要求;和

• 拒绝花时间与您和您的家人（包括您的孩子）在一起，理由是他/她没有正当理由很忙。

如果您的配偶的不合理行为已经到了您认为无法继续婚姻的地步，请致电 +658780-2499 向我们查询您是否合理地依赖不合理的行为。