1. Incompatibility
2. Desertion without reasonable cause for an uninterrupted period of at least 12 months
3. Unfaithfulness
4. Cruelty
5. Conviction for a serious crime
6. Mental illness that persists for at least 5 years
7. Imprisonment for at least 5 years
8. Refusal to consummate marriage
9. Irretrievable break down of the marriage