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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] divorse, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] divortium, from divertere, divortere to divert, to leave one's husband
*Date: 14th century
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[action]] or an instance of legally dissolving a [[marriage]]
*2 : separation, severance <divorce of the [[secular]] and the [[spiritual]]
==Description==
'''Divorce''' or dissolution of [[marriage]] is the final termination of a marriage, canceling the [[legal]] duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between married persons. In most countries, divorce requires the sanction of a judge or other [[authority]] in a legal [[process]].
In western countries, a divorce does not declare a marriage null and void, as in an annulment, but divorce cancels the marital [[status]] of the parties. Where [[monogamy]] is [[law]], this allows each partner to marry another. Where polygyny is legal, divorce allows the woman to marry another.
Divorce laws vary considerably around the world. Divorce is not permitted in some countries, such as in Malta and in the Philippines, though an annulment is permitted.
The [[legal]] process for divorce may also involve issues of spousal support, child custody, child support, distribution of property and division of debt, though these matters are usually only ancillary or consequential to the dissolution of the marriage.
[[Category: Law]]
[[Category: Sociology]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] divorse, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] divortium, from divertere, divortere to divert, to leave one's husband
*Date: 14th century
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[action]] or an instance of legally dissolving a [[marriage]]
*2 : separation, severance <divorce of the [[secular]] and the [[spiritual]]
==Description==
'''Divorce''' or dissolution of [[marriage]] is the final termination of a marriage, canceling the [[legal]] duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between married persons. In most countries, divorce requires the sanction of a judge or other [[authority]] in a legal [[process]].
In western countries, a divorce does not declare a marriage null and void, as in an annulment, but divorce cancels the marital [[status]] of the parties. Where [[monogamy]] is [[law]], this allows each partner to marry another. Where polygyny is legal, divorce allows the woman to marry another.
Divorce laws vary considerably around the world. Divorce is not permitted in some countries, such as in Malta and in the Philippines, though an annulment is permitted.
The [[legal]] process for divorce may also involve issues of spousal support, child custody, child support, distribution of property and division of debt, though these matters are usually only ancillary or consequential to the dissolution of the marriage.
[[Category: Law]]
[[Category: Sociology]]
