Divorce 3

A divorce is a legal ending of a marriage. It occurs when two spouses feel that a legal separation is the only way to put an end to their problems such as, differences in goals, financial difficulties, or poor sexual relationships. Most countries including United States and Canada permit divorce only in certain circumstances. Countries like Ireland and Philippines prohibit divorce because divorce rips apart families, the base of society, the base at which society is built around.

A couple that is wishing to proceed with a divorce first fills out the proper papers and returns them to court. Making the arrangements for alimony, child custody and support, and division of their property. They then appear in court in front of a Judge who listens to their arguments by which they want to end their marriage, and then decides weather or not to grant them a divorce. In the past, t

1. Divorce is more socially acceptable than ever before.

The divorce rate in the United States is the highest in the world today. This is mainly accounted for because of 4 major reasons.

2. Many people going into marriages expect more out of it then they did in earlier generations, and so they are more easily disappointed with the outcome.

4. Changes in divorce laws have made it easier to obtain a divorce.

3. More high-paying jobs are available for women, and these opportunities have made women less dependent on their husbands.

he judge order the man to pay considerable alimony, give up some of their property, and take on most of the responsibility of supporting their children. There were two main reasons for this, first, majority of divorced women did not have a job and needed money to help support the children. Secondly, because the man was the "guilty" spouse and the guilty spouse could not receive alimony