A report on Divorce

Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.

A divorce settlement is an arrangement, adjustment, or other understanding reached, as in financial or business proceedings, between two adults who have chosen to divorce.

In the event of the breakdown of the relationship between a minor child's parents, a court may define or modify a parent's access rights to the child within the context of proceedings for legal separation, annulment, divorce or child custody.

Some couples obtain a legal separation as an alternative to a divorce, based on moral or religious objections to divorce.

It is used as a borrowed term to refer to a woman whose husband refuses, or is unable, to grant her a divorce (which requires a document known as a get).

Serial monogamy has always been closely linked to divorce practices.

Division of property, also known as equitable distribution, is a judicial division of property rights and obligations between spouses during divorce.

Seventy-one judges preside over District Courts, which deal with civil cases exceeding small claims limits, probate law, felony criminal cases, divorce and child custody cases, some small claims, and appeals from Justice Courts.

It is most frequently presented during divorce proceedings, though it is also used in other legal contexts.

If one decides to file a divorce, a no-fault divorce should be taken into consideration.