Divorce

1. DIVORCE
 Divorce (or the dissolution of marriage) is the termination
of a marital union, the canceling and/or reorganizing of the
legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving
the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the
rule of law of the particular country and/or state.
 Divorce can be a stressful experience affecting finances, living
arrangements, household jobs, schedules, parenting and the
outcomes of children of the marriage as they face each stage of
development from childhood to adulthood. If the family
includes children, they may be deeply affected.

2. 10 Reasons Why Divorce Happens
 1. Lack of communication.
 2. Finances.
 3. Feeling constrained.
 4. Trust.
 5. Expectations from each other.
 6. Your spouse doesn’t understand / fulfill your needs
and desires.
 7. Quick change in lifestyle.
 8. Insecurity.
 9. Religious and cultural differences.
 10. Abuse.

3. Law
Two basic approaches to divorce:
 fault based
 no-fault based

4. Types of Divorce
 Contested divorce – mean that one of several issues
are required to be heard by a judge at trial level—
this is more expensive, and the parties will have to
pay for a lawyer's time and preparation.
 At-fault divorce - This was termed "grounds" for
divorce (popularly called "fault") and was the only
way to terminate a marriage. Most jurisdictions
around the world still require such proof of fault.

5.  No-fault divorce - is a divorce in which the
dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing
of wrongdoing by either party.
 Uncontested divorce - occurs when there are no
disagreements between you and your spouse over
any financial or divorce-related issues child custody
and support, division of marital property or spousal
support and your spouse either agrees to the
divorce, or fails to appear in the divorce action.

6.  Summary divorce - A summary (or simple) divorce,
available in some jurisdictions, is used when spouses meet
certain eligibility requirements, or can agree on key issues
beforehand.
Key factors:
 Short marriage (less than 5 years)
 No children (or, in some states, when the spouses have
resolved custody and set child support payments for
children of the marriage)
 Minimal or no real property (no mortgage)
 Marital property is under a threshold (around $35,000 not
including vehicles)
 Each spouse's personal property is under a threshold
(typically the same as marital property)

7.  Collaborative divorce - is a method for
divorcing couples to come to agreement on
divorce issues.
 Mediated divorce - is an alternative to
traditional divorce litigation.

8.  Polygamy - is a significant structural factor
governing divorce in countries where this is
permitted. Little-to-no analysis has been completed
to explicitly explain the link between marital
instability and polygamy which leads to divorce.
3 main mechanisms polygamy affects divorce:
 economic restraint
 sexual satisfaction
 childlessness.