3 Theories of Divorce

TheoryContentNepalFaultDivorce only for the innocent party proving the guilty spouse's matrimonial offence (cruelty, desertion, adultery-era grounds)The Ain 2020's original design; the Code 2074's fault grounds retained (refined, gender-equal)MutualconsentDivorce by agreement — the parties' own verdict on the marriageThe Code 2074: consensual divorce with the statutory safeguards (the reconciliation attempt; the property-and-maintenance settlement; the court's confirmation)BreakdownThe marriage's actual disintegration — irretrievable breakdown as itself the groundNot fully adopted; the breakdown elements recognized (separation for the statutory period as a ground; the "irretrievable" doctrine in the courts' interpretive practice)RestrictionistMaking divorce hard to protect the institutionThe reconciliation-first mandate; the cooling periods