Jinghai lawyer Li Shuangshuang, hello lawyer, I'd like to ask whether a depressed patient can get a divorce.

First of all, there is no rule that one party cannot file for divorce during illness. Because the law protects citizens' freedom of divorce. However, the freedom of divorce is not unlimited. In other words, the reasons for the divorce of the parties must conform to the law and moral norms.

Secondly, according to the provisions of Article 32 of the Marriage Law, if a man or a woman requests a divorce, the relevant departments can mediate or directly file a divorce lawsuit with the people's court. When trying divorce cases, the people's court shall conduct mediation; If the relationship has really broken down and mediation fails, divorce shall be granted. Divorce shall be granted if mediation fails under any of the following circumstances: (1) bigamy or cohabitation of a spouse with others; (2) committing domestic violence or abusing or abandoning family members; (three) gambling, drug abuse and other bad habits; (four) separated for two years due to emotional discord; (5) Other circumstances that lead to the breakdown of the marriage relationship. If one party is declared missing and the other party files a divorce lawsuit, the divorce shall be granted.