Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. In the 19th century and for much of the 20th, divorce was a matter of social status. It 1 whether you were divorced or not, and if you were, it was important to demonstrate that you were the “innocent 2 “. Sir Nicholas Wall, the most senior family law judge in England and Wales, has said that couples should be 3 to divorce without having to blame one or the other, and society should no longer see divorce as 4 , so there is no need for one partner to be believed 5 . He also said , “ I am a strong believer in marriage , but I see no good arguments against no-fault divorce.” It is where a(n) 6 has broken down, it’s not a criminal matter but just a couple that has simply fallen out of love. Under the 7 divorce law in England and Wales, a person has to prove in court that the marriage has broken down. It can have broken down for only five reasons — adultery, 8 behavior, desertion after two years, two years’ separation with consent or five years’ separation without consent — and these are included in a divorce 9 when it is filed to a court. If the grounds are agreed, and the court sees no reason why there cannot be a divorce, a document is drawn up and issued, 10 ending the marriage. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said, “The government currently has no plans to change the grounds for divorce or any of the reasons used to support the breakdown of marriage.” A legally B inquiry C allowed D party E shameful F aspect G request H completely I relationship J broke K unreasonable L mattered M innocent N argued O current