1. Adultery.
2. Malicious abandonment continued for five years.
3. Judicial condemnation of one of the spouses to prison for an infamous offence.
4. Grave bodily harm inflicted by one spouse upon the other.
Procedure.—The action for divorce must be instituted before the judge of the district where the husband is domiciled, except when the cause alleged is malicious abandonment, in which case the suit must be brought before the judge of the district in which both parties had their last common domicile.
Before filing the formal petition the complainant must personally attend before the district judge and state the facts, after which it is the duty of the judge to attempt a reconciliation of the parties. The complainant must appear without counsel or relatives. The judge next orders both parties to appear before him without counsel or relatives in the further endeavour to effect a reconciliation.
If a reconciliation appears to be impossible the formal petition for divorce is then filed with the court.
All suits for divorce are heard in camera, and the public prosecutor must attend.
Effects of Divorce.—In so far as the innocent party is not able to support himself or herself out of his or her income the guilty party is bound, if able, to provide support.
Except when it appears to the court that justice otherwise requires, the custody of the children is given to the successful suitor.