Country Grounds Safeguards

Thailand 1. a 3-year period of 1. Court will determine if

separation the grounds really
2. One spouse has deserted the exists.
other for over one year 2.
3. The husband has taken
another woman as his wife
4. The wife has committed
adultery
5. One spouse is guilty of
misconduct (criminal or
otherwise)
6. One spouse has physically
or mentally harmed the
other
7. Lack of Maintenance and
Support
8. One spouse has had
incurable insanity for at
least 3 years
9. One spouse has broken the
bond of good behavior
10. One spouse has an
incurable, communicable
and dangerous disease
11. One spouse has a physical
disadvantage so as to be
unable to cohabit as
husband and wife.

Malaysia 1. Adultery 1. COURT WILL DECIDE ON

2. Party behaved in a way THE CUSTODIANSHIP
that it cannot ACCODING TO THE BEST
reasonably be expected INTEREST OF THE CHILD
to live together
(IRRECONCILABLE
DIFFERENCES)
3. Other party has
deserted for a
continuous period of at
least 2 years
4. Parties have lived apart
for a continuous period
of at least 2 years.
SINGAPORE 1. IRRETRIEVABLE 6. DIVORCE GRANTED
BREAKDOWN ONLY TO MARRIAGES
2. ADULTERY LASTED AT LEAST 3
3. UNREASONABLE YEARS
BEHAVIOUR
 4. DESERTION
5. SEPARATION
Indonesia 1. Adultery, alcoholic, 1. COURT DETERMINES
addicted to drugs, EXISTENCE OF
gambler GROUNDS
2. Left for two consecutive 2. Judge extends
years without consent mediation within the
and legitimate reasons parties
3. Sentenced to 3.
imprisonment for five
years or longer
4. Resorts to cruelty or ill-
treatment, endangering
life of spouse
5. IRRECONCILABLE
DIFFERENCES

SINGAPORE https://singaporelegaladvice.com/law-articles/what-are-the-grounds-for-getting-a-divorce/

THAILAND https://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/grounds-divorce.php

MALAYSIA https://www.mylawyer.com.my/article/divorce.html

Indonesia https://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=24641