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divorce

Also known as dissolution of marriage

Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage. Divorce usually entails canceling or reorganising the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage according to the law of the particular country or state.

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Divorce is the legal process of ending a marriage, which involves canceling or reorganizing the legal rights and responsibilities that come with being married. It matters because it provides a formal way for married couples to separate while ensuring their legal obligations are properly addressed according to their country or state's laws.

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Research

14,996 papers

Divorce, health, and socioeconomic status: An agenda for psychological science.ReviewCurrent opinion in psychology · 2022Sbarra DA, Whisman MADOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.06.007
Children and Divorce.Psychiatria Danubina · 2020Spremo M
Gray Divorce During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Brown SL, Lin IF, Julian CADOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbad162
Children of divorce.ReviewASDC journal of dentistry for children · 1997Waldman HB
Divorce after breast cancer diagnosis and its impact on quality of life.Palliative & supportive care · 2022Kang D, Kim N, Han G et al.DOI: 10.1017/S1478951521001711
Gray divorce and mental health in the United Kingdom.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2020Tosi M, van den Broek TDOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113030
No evidence of immediate fitness benefits of within-season divorce in monogamous birds.ReviewBiology letters · 2022Culina A, Brouwer LDOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0671
Lesbian divorce.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 1998Morton SBDOI: 10.1037/h0080350

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Contents

Overview
Law
Types
Contested divorce
At-fault divorce
Summary divorce
No-fault divorce
Uncontested divorce
Collaborative divorce
Electronic divorce
Mediated divorce
Polygamy and divorce
Religion and divorce
Gender and divorce
Causes
Cohabitation effect
Serious medical illnesses
Effects
Divorce and relationships
Effects on children
Academic and socioeconomic
Psychological
Misconduct and substance abuse
Divorce of elderly couples
Statistics
Asia
China
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Europe
Serbia
Sweden
United Kingdom
North America
United States
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Africa
South Africa
Social attitudes
In same-sex married couples
Rights of spouses to custody of children
History
Greco-Roman culture
Mali Empire
Medieval Europe
Secularisation in Europe
Japan
India
Islamic law
Philippines
Early America
Patterns
Post-World War II
Celebrity culture
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries, divorce is a legal process that requires the sanction of a court or other authority, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony (spousal support), child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person.