irreconcilable differences

The existence of significant differences between a married couple that are so great and beyond resolution as to make the marriage unworkable, and for which the law permits a Divorce.

A divorce premised on the ground of irreconcilable differences is considered a no-fault divorce since there is no need to establish that one party is more responsible or at fault for the end of the marriage than the other.

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irreconcilable differences n. the usual basis for granting a divorce (dissolution) in no-fault divorce states. If one party says the marriage is irretrievable and refuses to reconcile then such differences are proved to exist. (See: divorce, no fault divorce)

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irreconcilable differences noun  complete alienation, complete intractability, immovability, immovable resolution, immutability, incurableness, inexxrable positions, intransigence, irreparableness, irreversibility, irrevocability, obduracy, rigidity, rigorism, ruined relationship, total inflexibility, unmoved positions, unyieldingness
Associated concepts: divorce, no fault divorce

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See also: difference, incompatibility