A party’s adultery, whether admitted or otherwise, will not be taken into account when distributing finances on divorce. For divorce applications issued before 5 April 2022, adultery was one way of establishing that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, however, once this has been established there will be no need to reference it again. For divorce applications issued after 6 April 2022, it is no longer possible to elaborate on why a marriage has broken down on the divorce application, for example, by referencing a party’s adultery. The application form only allows the applicant to confirm that the marriage has irretrievably broken down.