In Tennessee, we have two types of divorces: uncontested, which is usually irreconcilable differences, and contested, which requires proof of grounds for divorce.

With a contested divorce, the parties cannot agree and must go to trial.  The grounds for a contested divorce are:

• Adultery
• Habitual drunkenness or abuse of narcotic drugs
• Living apart for two years with no minor children
• Inappropriate marital conduct
• Willful or malicious desertion for one full year without a reasonable cause
• Conviction of a felony
• Pregnancy of the wife by another before the marriage without the husband’s knowledge
• Refusal to move to Tennessee with your spouse and living apart for two years
• Malicious attempt upon the life of another
• Lack of reconciliation for two years after the entry of a decree of separate maintenance
• Impotency and sterility
• Bigamy
• Abandonment or refusal or neglecting to provide for spouse although able to do so.