In the 1560s Scotland first recognized divorces for adultery. By 1573 desertion was also grounds for divorce.
The Divorce Act of 1938 in Scotland recognized divorces for adultery, desertion, cruelty, sodomy, beastiality and "no-fault" divorce for incurable insanity.
The 1976 Divorce Act for Scotland provided for no-fault divorces for irretrievable breakdown for causes of adultery, desertion, unreasonable behavior, 2 years separation and consent of both spouses, or 5 years separation. Reportedly the "unreasonable behavior" reasons could be very broad.
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