What is Divorce?
{{More sources|date=December 2024}} '''Divorce''' is a process where a [[marriage]] is ended in the eyes of the [[law]]; after a couple divorces, they are no longer married. When a divorce happens, the couple must do many things, like decide [[Child custody|who gets to care for the child]] or who owns certain [[Property|things]]. There are many reasons why a couple may divorce one another. One of the married people may have [[Infidelity|had sex with someone who wasn't their partner]], the two married people don't like each other, or there is [[domestic violence]] between the married people. Divorce is different from [[annulment]]. In annulment, the couple is said to not have been married in the eyes of the law. In divorce, the couple was married, but isn't anymore. == Methods of divorce == The laws are different in every country, but usually there are two ways reasons for a divorce in law: because of a bad act by one person and divorce with no bad act. In some countries it is important who did the bad act. This may have an effect on decisions about the money and property of the two people. Normally a divorce comes in force some time after the decision of approval. === Divorce with no bad doing === Under this system, divorce is possible with no argument about a bad act by one of the married people. In some countries it is enough to make a statement that the relation is broken and it is not possible for it to be fixed. This is true in the [[United States]] for example. It is not necessary to say that one of the married people was responsible. The system lets two married people make a request together or only one. === Divorce with facts in support of a bad deed by one person === In most systems of law it is necessary to give facts about a bad act by one married person to get a divorce. The person may give arguments against the decision. Examples of this sort of reason for a divorce are: * One person did violent or unsafe acts against the other person or their sons or daughters * [[addiction]] (where the person i