1. (1) A judgment for the dissolution of a marriage or a permanent or unlimited separation may be rendered when irreconcilable differences between the parties have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage.

2. (2) A judgment for separation may be rendered when:

   1. (a) Irreconcilable differences between the parties have caused a temporary or unlimited breakdown of the marriage;
   2. (b) The parties make and file with the court an agreement suspending for a period not less than one year their obligation to live together as spouses, and the court finds such agreement to be just and equitable; or
   3. (c) Irreconcilable differences exist between the parties and the continuation of their status as married persons preserves or protects legal, financial, social or religious interest.

[1971 c.280 §9; 1973 c.502 §1; 2003 c.576 §104; 2015 c.629 §12]