Under § 1565(2) BGB, a marriage may be dissolved before the usual one-year separation period only where continuation of the marriage would constitute an unreasonable hardship for the applicant for reasons attributable to the other spouse. Section 1567(1) BGB defines separation by reference to the cessation of the marital household and the absence of a marital community; separation may also exist within the former shared home. The decision's brief text does not state the court's reasoning or explain how these provisions were applied.