What are the grounds for divorce in Thailand?

As mentioned above there are grounds for divorce in Thailand. These grounds are as follows:

1. One spouse (either the husband or wife) has given maintenance to or honored such another person as their spouse, or has committed adultery or had regular sexual intercourse with another person who is not their spouse.
2. One spouse is guilty of misconduct. Misconduct is considered as causes their spouse: (a) to be seriously ashamed; (b) to be insulted of hated or account of continuance of being husband or wife of the spouse having committed the misconduct; or (c) to sustain excessive injury or trouble where the condition, position and cohabitation as husband and wife are taken into consideration.
3. One spouse has caused serious harm or committed torture of the body or mind of their spouse, or has seriously insulted the other or his or her ascendants.
4. One spouse has deserted the other for a period of more than one year;
   • One spouse has been sentenced by a Court, resulting in imprisonment for more than one year. In this case the offence committed by the guilty spouse must have been done so without any participation, consent or in the knowledge of the other. Additionally, the cohabitation as husband and wife will result in the other party sustaining excessive injury or trouble.
   • The husband and wife have voluntarily separated because due to being unable to cohabit peacefully for more than three years, or live separately for more than three years by the order of the Court.
5. One spouse has disappeared, or has left their residence for a period of more than three years and the other party being uncertain as to whether they are dead or alive.
6. One spouse has failed to give proper maintenance and support to the other, or committed acts seriously adverse to the relationship of husband and wife.
7. One spouse has been diagnosed as ‘insane’ for a period of more than three years. The diagnosis of insanity is not curable and that the continuance of marriage cannot be feasible.
8. One spouse has broken a bond of good behavior executed by him or her.
9. One spouse has contracted a communicable and dangerous disease which is incurable and may cause injury to the other.
10. One spouse has a physical disadvantage resulting in being permanently unable to cohabit as husband and wife.