This is not true. There is now guidance to allow spouses of EEA nationals to continue to reside in the UK even if that marriage has broken up, or even if a divorce has taken place. The easiest thing is to do as Docterro has suggested, as continuing with the EEA route can be tricky, but it is ...

I married in 2004 an EU nationalist who settled in UK and got EEA family permit to come to UK. I was given 42 month visa which expires 2007 Dec. Unfortunately we could not live together we were separated. We were legally separated in 2005Sep but I received my divorce in 2006 May from the court. But ...