A report on Divorce and Divorce law by country

"Just Divorced!" hand-written on an automobile's rear window.

Henry VIII of England broke with the Catholic Church in order to obtain an annulment.

Joséphine, first wife of Napoleon, obtained the civil dissolution of her marriage under the Napoleonic Code of 1804.

Marilyn Monroe signing divorce papers with celebrity attorney Jerry Giesler.

This article is a general overview of divorce laws around the world.

- Divorce law by country

Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries, divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony (spousal support), child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, and division of debt.

- Divorce

2 related topics with Alpha

Alimony

0 links

Alimony (also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia) ) is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce.

The obligation arises from the divorce law or family law of each country.

Public punishment of adulterers in Venice, 17th century

Adultery

0 links

Extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds.

Susannah accused of adultery, by Antoine Coypel

Anne Boleyn was found guilty of adultery and treason and executed in 1536. There is controversy among historians as to whether she had actually committed adultery.

Le supplice des adultères, by Jules Arsène Garnier, showing two adulterers being punished

Man and woman undergoing public exposure for adultery in Japan, around 1860

'Thou shalt not commit adultery' (Nathan confronts David); bronze bas-relief on the door of the La Madeleine, Paris, Paris.

An Aztec adulterer being stoned to death; Florentine Codex

According to legend, after being accused of adultery, Cunigunde of Luxembourg proved her innocence by walking over red-hot ploughshares.

Joan II of Navarre – her paternity and succession rights were disputed her whole life because her mother Margaret of Burgundy was claimed to have committed adultery.

Inca woman and man to be stoned for adultery, by Huamán Poma

Jesus and the woman taken in adultery by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld, 1860, where Jesus said that the man who was without sin should throw the first stone.

However, even in jurisdictions that have decriminalised adultery, it may still have legal consequences, particularly in jurisdictions with fault-based divorce laws, where adultery almost always constitutes a ground for divorce and may be a factor in property settlement, the custody of children, the denial of alimony, etc. Adultery is not a ground for divorce in jurisdictions which have adopted a no-fault divorce model.

For instance it may constitute fault in countries where the divorce law is fault based or it may be a ground for tort.